ALIVE!!!

I don’t think there is enough room in this blockchain for me to thank all the people I need to thank, but I especially want to thank my loving, caring and angelic wife without whom I would have had a much more difficult time making it through this experience. My entire family for standing by me, praying for me and making the two hour drive regularly to visit me, the caring skilled hands of the doctors and nurses that cared for me, all the people around the world that have been praying for me, my mom and John for their never-ending support, my father for making the 20 hour expedition from Caribou, ME, Joyce for staying with my family through these troubling times, my brother Tobey, of course, for his strength and continued attempts at snapping me out of my coma and the use of his laptop, all the people around the world that have been praying for me and donated money, food, meals, prayers and time to my family, all the people that have sent cards and continue to do so… the list of people who were there for me and my family could go on for days.

As I begin writing to you from this hospital bed with what is left of my jaw wired shut, most of my bottom jaw missing and hardly able to utter a sound, I can reflect on my situation and know there is a plan and purpose for this. I know where the healing is coming from and why. I can think off the top of my head of several reasons for all of this. My life has been a lesson in faith. I have had some amazing times along with severely tragic times that cannot be explained.

My wife has become unimaginably stronger as a person through all of this. Not that she needed the stress. She has also shined as a beacon of love and compassion to many in our lives. My faith and rapid healing have also touched many people around me including myself.

I have been humbled as a person knowing that I will never look the same nor be able to do many of the things I’ve always taken for granted. I also realize there is no way I could continue through life not appreciating all that I had, and that there is another direction for me. I don’t know yet, but we will soon find out. This slowed me down and shut me up long enough to realize there is something better for me to do in life.
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I lay myself out bare to you without pride or arrogance and have written this with no secrets in mind. It is the truth and fact cover to cover. No exaggerations, embellishments or white lies. Some of it will be hard to believe but you have to remember that with all the seemingly good and extraordinary experiences I’ve also had a lot of bad occur in my life.

I’ve included pictures in this story to cure any skeptics. Please note the graphic nature of some of the photos and allow them to be shown accordingly.