Video and an Update...

Sorry for the lack of updates over the past few days and to leave some of you hanging as to whether or not Ammon made it home from the hospital. Ammon performed spectacularly and came home Thursday afternoon. Unfortunately, Summer and Ammon returned to a sick husband. Summer apparently wasn't far behind and we've both been sick through New Years. Getting sick for New Years is a sort of common thing for me, but it was a real downer to have all of us sick. Apparently we weren't the only ones, and many family and friends were down with various illnesses as well. Taking care of Ammon with both of us sick proved to be quite the ordeal and hopefully one that will never be repeated. Granted, Coleson and Brynn probably watched more TV and movies over the last several days than they do in a month (at least that part was fun for them). Couple other quick thoughts from the last few days.

Last night, Coleson graduated and became a man. That's right, he watched Star Wars: New Hope for the first time. Awesome, is an understatement! Tomorrow, in order to make Coleson's journey complete, we are watching The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. I'm a very proud Dad to say the least, and have loved hamming this up!

Brynn attended Primary for the first time today and just loved it. She knew many of the words to the songs, thanks to Summer. She did such a good job and just loved being with big kids. I stayed home with Ammon today, so I'll have Summer write more in another post. But when Brynn came in the door she confidently proclaimed, "Dad, I sang really loud so that you and Ammon could hear me." Thank you Brynn!

We saw the following short video over the past few days, it's really only a few minutes long. We instantly loved Brady! If you have just a few minutes please click here for the video. Brady has seizures very similar to Ammon, although Ammon's were not near as frequent. Also similar to Ammon, Brady brings an instant feeling of love and joy just by learning about him or being near him. Though Ammon's seizures have reappeared since he's been off the ketogenic diet, he has been blessed with them occurring much less frequently and less severely, then they ever were before (that's another tender mercy for all those keeping count).

The video does end on a sad note, but not entirely when viewed from a gospel eternal perspective and realizing how successfully he miraculously performed his many missions. You'll also see great love and care at certain parts when his father is holding him while he's running, just in case Brady has a seizure he is there to immediately catch him. His father's final thoughts at the end of video speak largely to what we have been feeling and expressing about Ammon for so long. In speaking about Brady, he said, "Our Heavenly Father knows who he is inside and out, and his poor little body is broken, and beat up. But he's whole! I believe Brady's here making us whole." We are so glad to have Ammon with us, and rest assured he will continue to be with us until his hair falls out from old age (not chemo).