“Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.”
—Rabindranath Tagore
I want to say thank you to everyone who reached out to me with encouragement after last night’s post. I am still feeling the feelings, but I haven’t lost hope. Or faith. I do have another plan for another facility that have been forming behind the scenes for awhile and someone who has been helping me navigate the path. So I am not as disappointed with Rancho’s rejection of Vernon’s case as it may have seemed. There are also other Rehab Hospital programs that we can look into. I almost want to enquire just to get a variety of opinions on Vernon’s current stage of recovery. But I feel positive about the place I hope he will be going next. This won’t be the TBI Gold Standard of Rancho Los Amigos, or even a Rehab Hospital for that matter, but as far as a skilled nursing facility, I think it will be a place he can receive more progressive therapy. I won’t share more details till it happens as so many of my best-laid plans oft go awry.
I keep pushing walls hoping for hidden doors. So far its the only one that has opened, and its still only a crack. But that’s how the light gets through.
The above image arrived today as a print by my talented friend Elif whom I met on Instagram years ago and then in person, when she showed Justine and I around her exotic Istanbul for a day. She is one of the best street photographers I know of. You can see more of her marvelous work here.
This print will be available for sale either here or in a future auction.
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as long as there is light , even the smallest of glimmers, there is hope ….
“When you get to the end of all the light you know and it’s time to step into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing that one of two things shall happen: either you will be given something solid to stand on, or you will be taught how to fly.”
― Edward Teller
xx sending you, as always lots of love and lots of light xx
“There are darknesses in life and there are lights, and you are one of the lights, the light of all lights.”
― Bram Stoker, Dracula
i love that first quote…and goes well with the picture. I’m wondering if Dracula was the “light” in the other one…or if he was the one saying the words. Hahah. Never thought of him that way before…but I guess the flight concept works for him too~ 🙂
My pleasure and thank you! You are such a strong person and know that I’m always with you. Great positive vibes from Istanbul. :))
Hi. Sorry I missed your post yesterday as we have a tiny bit of Internet . My phone didn’t load the page. I wouldn’t totally give up on that place, you might have to make some arguments. One is that vernon responded extremely well to the program at the place where he was before. Just the use he had fom the speech therapist there was amazing( she was good) maybe pilar could make a statement? I get fuming too sometimes and I have no reason too, but it makes me strong. Just shout at people, it just shows that you are a human being! I think people lately have become too nice. Lots of love
what can i say but you are amazing to constantly struggle with so many issues – but you are definitely up for each issue that comes your way. continued prayers for you all…
Allison,
So glad that you felt the our pouring your friends and relatives. Just remember this that when you are going thru the hardest places God is right beside you.
Becky