Surviving Behind Us, Thriving Before Us


They were returning home, yet not going back to the life they knew before. Everything had changed. They would have to explore their new life as if it were a new world, a new frontier. They felt an urge to return to their exile-- if that meant they could prolong the illusion of the existence of the life they knew before. 

                                                                                                                        The Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia (2015)

Surviving Behind Us, Thriving Before Us, Matt left the ICU and began four months of rehabilitation at Sunnyview Rehab Hospital. Mike and I could live at home, work, and continue to be involved in Matt's recovery. We fell into a predictable routine of long days, long weeks, and hard work for Mattand us. Blessedly, each tiny improvement slowly built upon others until they collectively began to add up in observable ways.