Happy Easter

Thought it best to get this post off before I go galavantin' in Southern Ontario. We leave tomorrow for Easter with the Lacey's, the Lacey in-laws, the ex-Lacey's --- those of you who know the Lacey's --- know what I'm yipping about. Some of these Lacey relatives have had to rely only on phone calls and this blog for updates on Conor's progress ... and in the early days ... I can only imagine how very difficult that had to be. But this distance ... and I appreciate that this applies to many of you out there in cyberland ... did/does not diminish the power of their support and their pure love. I am constantly humbled by the outpouring of raw kindness, unselfish support and the unwavering faith of the subscribers of this blog. The John Lacey's, the Carriere's and the Murray's will reap what they have sown ... the will see a walking, talking, eating, laughing, and very WHOLE Conor Lacey... and Ciaran and I are just a little proud to show him off!

The good news this week ... NO MORE SURGERY! That's right, the wrist specialist was so impressed by Conor's range of motion, flexibility and growing strength .... that the surgery has been cancelled. He is the only doctor in the world that does this surgery (transplanting bone with cartilege into the wrist) and he explained that while Conor would be a perfect candidate for the surgery ... the wrist is so good that he prefers not to take the risk of doing unnecessary harm to it. We go back to see him in early June ... once Conor has worked on strengthening the wrist (this was being delayed until after the surgery) and all things being equal ... that will be that. Arthritis will occur ... but the specialist does not believe this will be noticeable until Conor's in his mid-30's ... and he also confirmed that the surgery can be investigated further at a future date ... if necessary. Needless to say ... Conor could not wipe the grin off his face. My concern, and the specialist allayed my fears, was that we would be delaying the surgery for no good reason. My point was that IF the surgery was necessary ... do it now rather than later. I did not want Conor to be setback in his overall healing/recovery. He took a good deal of time to make sure that I understood that Conor was actually not using the part of the wrist that contained the "ledge" ... he was adapting his wrist to use a part of the joint that was smooth and painless. Conor's wrist is flexible, and quite strong ... ahhhh! ... the glory of youth!

As a result of this news ... I will be going back to work (mornings only) on 19 April. It will have been 5 months since that fateful day in November. The time has flown by ... and I will have butterflies on 19 April ... let me assure you. Conor doesn't seem bothered ... but then he sleeps the mornings away anyway! and won't notice whether I'm here or not. Joey, however, will be quite put out!

So happy to be able to share this awesome news with you all. I don't want to belabour the point ... but ... I owe you all such an incredible debt of gratitude. Your support, your prayers, your love has been instrumental in finding us where we are today. A family ... whole, strong, and surrounded by incredible people who are rooting for us to "pull through". I am sometimes overwhelmed by the enormity of your caring and support. I have tears in my eyes (sometimes I think they're a permanent fixture) ... and again ... thank you from the bottom of my very grateful heart.