Its a "See You Later", not a "Goodbye"

As we sit here tonight embracing the fact that tonight is our last night as patients' of Craig Hospital I can't help but shed a tear or two. Thinking back to our first day here, November 19, I can't help but recall the fear I felt. It was the beginning of an adventure that I was terrified to be apart of. From the moment we arrived the future was right in our face. The second we pulled up there were people seating on the sky bridge, in at that point in time the dreaded wheelchairs. As the days continued the adjustments started coming in waves. Our lives were changing and they were changing fast. Kaleb quickly grabbed ahold of each and every trial that was put in front of him and defeated them.

One phrase I so often caught myself using during our stay here at Craig's was "I am to little". Today once again I took something that I thought I was at one point to little to do and proved myself wrong. Which seems to be the theme while we have been here at Craig. So often do we think we cannot do something and within a matter of time we have figured out our own way of doing it. 

Our life will not be easy, and will be filled with so many challenges. But in reality no ones life is easy, everyone's lives are filled with some sort of challenge. It truly is all about who's hand you are holding while going through it. I have been blessed with being able to hold Kaleb's hand while we adjust our lives and enjoy every minute of it. 

So tonight we wrap up one chapter of our life. Tonight we say "see you later" to so many members of Craig's hospital. Tonight I sit here and cry. I cry because I see how many of these people have become attached to my amazing boyfriend. I watched as his PT therapist had such a hard time saying goodbye. He has truly enjoyed watching how much amazing progress Kaleb has made, and wishes so very much that he was able to continue Kaleb's recovery. 

I know that Kaleb is going to continue to wow us all with his amazing recovery! Please continue to pray for his healing and strength! Though this is the end of our journey as in patients at Craig's, this is still a very hard adjustment and we still need your prayers. I for one still 100% believe that God will heal Kaleb! I know God has some amazing plans for him and I feel blessed to be apart of it, and so should all of you. 

Goodnight and God Bless,
Brittany Marie

Not the Christmas We Dreamed of

Well, today is December 26, which means yesterday was Christmas, it wasn't the Christmas we dreamed of but it was Christmas. This year our Christmas was supposed to be spent with my family back home in Albuquerque. We had been planning on this for months, and come to find out he had been planning on it for more than just Christmas. Well, do to the accident our Christmas was spent in Englewood, Colorado at Craig Hospital. It was anything but the Christmas we had planned on except for one very important thing, we were still able to spend it together. 

It was my very first Christmas ever without my family and lets just say I was a bit over emotional when I landed on Christmas Eve. I could not control the tears as they continued to flow all day and night. I wanted nothing more than to be home with my family singing "Silent Night" while my entire family somehow fits onto one pew. I wanted to be there when my "little" brother came into my room way to early in the morning to see if I would creep our presents with him. I wanted to be there when our family gathered to share an amazing meal together. I would have continued to be a dramatic over emotional mess on Christmas morning if it wasn't for the amazing man that I had decided to spend my Christmas with. 

I woke up Christmas morning and was completely prepared to cry and pout all Christmas Day, and I would have if it wasn't for Kaleb. From the second I walked into the hospital room I realized that though I plan on spending every other Christmas with my family I am so blessed that I will have him right there with me. It wasn't the Christmas I had dreamed of but Christmas with the Wilson's turned out to be perfect in its own little way. There was joyful chaos as presents were torn open, there was eating until we felt like we were going to burst, there was afternoon naps, and there was the love of family. We may not have been where we each wanted to be, but we were all with Kaleb which is where we each wanted to be. 




Yes, Kaleb and I's life is completely different from I would have ever imagined but one thing has not changed... the way we love each other. We have been able to sit on the couch together the last two nights and for those moments we are the exact same couple that we have been. We are weird and dorky but we are in love and at the end of the day that is all that matters. 

I know God has one incredible plan for us and I know God will either heal Kaleb or give us the strength to handle this new challenge. I ask that all of you continue to join us in prayer as this is still a very new injury. I know there is an amazing amount of power in prayer and so for that very reason I will never cease in praying for the love of my life. 

Have a very blessed night,
Brittany Marie

One life...

The amount of times that I have set next to Kaleb and asked "why us," has now become countless, but then he looks at me with those loving eyes and simply replies "because God knows we can handle it." This I know is true, I know God will not give us something that we cannot handle, and yet I will forever question why us. 

However the call I just received gave me a glimpse into the why us. The last person I ever thought would tell me he was praying for us just called and said that exact thing. My biological father told me that at church on Wednesday he sat and asked God to heal Kaleb. Now this is remarkable because for some odd reason he is not a fan of the amazing Kaleb Wilson. He said he realized that life isn't all about the fancy toys, the promotions, or the wild and crazy Saturday nights. But life is about the ones you love, and completely humbling yourself for God's will. These are words I never expected to hear out of him. 

So I guess for now the "why us" is that hopefully our testimony will bring at least one life closer to God.