We got a phone call last night at about 6:30 as we were walking in the door from church. It was a neighbor and the mom of Alex's best friend, Loren, from down the street. As soon as I heard her voice I knew something was wrong. And then she quietly said while crying, "Something's happened." It's amazing the number of horrible things that flashed through my mind in the 10 seconds after she said that. But she went on to say that Loren had fallen and hit his head and was now in a coma at Children's Hospital in Dallas. He's on life support and has bleeding in his head that they are trying to remove, but from what I could understand, they can't do surgery.
I didn't have any clue what to say--I was in shock and I didn't have enough time to process what was going on to figure out what I should ask or say. She was obviously really upset and I didn't want to press for any details or answers to the millions of questions that were running through my head. I asked her if she thought it would help to have Alex come down and talk to him, but she said no, that it would be too traumatic for Alex. She said they've got family helping them and the only thing she requested when I asked her what we could do for them was "Pray. Just pray." I'm not sure if they are usually religious or if they even knew we are, but I assured her we would. And that was it. I'm waiting to hear any updates if she calls again.
And this morning I was reluctant to get out of bed and face the day because I fear that if we get any news, it will be terrible news. And I don't know how we'll deal with that. Loren and Alex spend most of their time together. If Alex isn't here--he's at Loren's. When Loren's not home, he's here. They play sports together, ride the bus together, and do all those wild boy things together. I'm trying to remain optimistic--he's young, kids are resilient, it's a great hospital. But it's hard to go on with all of our mundane daily tasks knowing that their family is down there struggling in agony. So if you get a chance today, keep a little prayer in your heart for them.
This is a picture from one of their basketball games last season--it makes me laugh because I think they were trying to figure out a strategy to stop the player on the other team that was scoring a bunch of points.
I'm hoping and praying for good news. I'll let you know.
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that makes me really sad. i hate hearing things like that because it just confirms to me that this can happen to ANYONE at ANYTIME. i WILL keep Loren and his family in my heart and thoughts.
Ditto
I have tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat. We had friends that had a similar expierence. Only a heavy bathroom door in their being renovated church fell on him and he was two. They kept him in a drug induced coma for a few days and were able to get the swelling to stop. I can only imagine what they are going through having watched our friends. And know how you feel. It was like I held my breath for days until he started to come around. We'll make sure to pray for him. And Alex.
I am so sorry to hear that. We, too, will pray for each of you.
We'll keep you all in our prayers as well. Keep us posted...
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