Jadina: A love story

Healing

Authors note: I've forgotten a major detail in the last chapter! I wanted to make it as though walkers ability to walk was impaired because of his head injury but not completely diminished so he'll need physical therapy to help him learn to walk and stuff again.

I hope you all enjoy this chapter of my story please don't hesitate to send me ideas my mind is open to anything at this point.

I begin to hum the tune to one of my favorite little songs of wrote for my son when he was a baby as He and I sit in his hospital room waiting for James to bring breakfast. "You've gotta big day ahead of you huh Walk?" I ask him. He's been progressing well with his cognitive and motor skills with his hands but the true test would come today.

He smiles lightly at me "I get to walk today right mama!" He exlaims happily attempting to raise up his casted arm I notice that it has writing on it

"I'm not sure but we sure can hope so," I respond returning the smile

"Hey walk let me see your arm," I ask he sets it up on the tray that his food will go on. His bright green cast has little doodles of Dinosaurs and other things Walker likes on it. I wonder who did it cause they are really impressive.

"Who drew on your cast?" I ask him.

"James did last night when you went to bed," he responds.

I smile at the image popping in my head of Walker and James hanging out together almost as if they are really father and son. I then begin to picture James, Walker and maybe even a new little addition being a family, there's a ring on my finger and on his as well life seems so perfect. I snap back into reality knowing where I am and why I'm there.

There's a knock at the door and James walks in carrying some McDonalds bags. I'd like to say I still stick to gluten free as much as I used to I'd be a big fat liar if I did so. James sets pancakes and sausage along with a hash brown in front of Walker and a breakfast sandwich for each of us.

We finish off our meals and throw the wrappers away. The physical therapist and a nurse enter in with a a wheel chair, a walker with wheels and a pair of crutches. "Ready Walker?" I ask him.

"Yes I am momma," he responds smiling as the physical therapist and I help him into the wheel chair. It's  the first time I've seen him so excited about getting out of a bed although I've wheeled him down to the play area a few times . It warms my heart seeing him so excited .

"Okay bud we're going to have to first wheel around in this for a couple minutes so you can get a little warmed up and then we'll move you on to the other things," the doctor says.

Walker attempts to push the wheels around himself but he is unsuccessful I take the back of the chair and push him around the hall way for a little bit we have quiet nonsense conversations. He is a chatter box during the entire ride.

We get back to the room I lift him out of the chair he is now standing against my legs with my arms wrapped sound his shoulders for support. The Physical therapist instructs him to slowly grab on to the sides of the walker and to try standing on his own. I keep in a close vicinity just incase his legs fail him. I slowly back away. although I can tell he is struggling to keep balance but  he manages to stay up.

"Okay Walker why don't you try taking tiny steps," she instructs him.

The doctor releases the breaks on the walker. My heart starts racing as the doctor begins helping Walker use the walker. I look over at my little boy and the young woman as they cross the room. Walkers steps are uncoordinated and small but they're the first steps he's taken some the accident I couldn't be happier. I look at James who's video taping the whole thing. There's a tear dripping my face naturally I begin to wipe it. Just then the camera points at me. "and there's the proud momma, he says,"

"James why are you video taping me," I ask sniffling.

"Because you're adorable and I love you and our son that's why." he responds. I smile at him and take in the moment. James wraps the arm that's not recording around me and I'm able to relax.

The doctor decides that he might not be ready for crutches yet bud soon enough we'll get there. "So your son has good potential for a much faster full recovery than anticipated we're thinking he can be discharged the day after tomorrow as long as he continues physical therapy and nothing strange happens," The blonde doctor explains as I hold Walker in my lap.

"Will he ever be able to walk fully again?" I ask her

"As of now things are looking up for a full recovery, but honestly it's hard to tell, we just need to work really hard at building his leg strength back up and retraining the muscles to move properly,"

"Ok," I say shuddering at the thought of Walker being stuck in a wheel chair or using other forms of support while walking for the rest of his life,

"Any questions, comments, complaints concerns," we both reply with no  "Well alrighty then have a nice day and see you three tomorrow," She says standing up and exiting the room.

The rest of the day drags on. I've become really tired and in need of a nice long nap. I look at James who's been playing dinosaurs with Walker. He would make such a great father I think to myself as I fall asleep in the chair in the hospital room.

The next two days drag on as slowly as ever. It's crazy to think that I've been out of If/Then  for a week and a half for all this. Part of me just wants to get back to a normal schedule the other part of me loves never having to leave my sons side.

I begin gathering Walker's stuff from the room into the duffle bags. The room looks so different without all of his stuff . "Are you excited to go home walk?" I ask him.

"Yeah," he replies putting the toys that are sprawled across the bed into the duffle bag.

We finish getting his things together James helps him out of the hospital bed and into the wheel chair for the last time. I give him his blanket and one of his little dinosaurs after one final check to be sure nothing has been left behind as that would cause Walker to have a melt down. We exit the room and close the door a sigh of relief escapes my lips. I'm so glad to be finally past this short but scary chapter in the book of my life.

We take the elevator down to the front desk sign all the proper paper work and Walker is officially checked out of the hospital we head on out to the car and drive away. Walker is peacefully asleep in the back of the car James is driving and I take it all in my beautiful family I couldn't ask for more.