Pain and/or Loss

Pain can be classified in many different terms. Doctors say that pain is the hardest to treat. As a result, those with and in pain, sometimes never get the right diagnosis and end up suffering a very long time.

The pain that we feel when we lose something or someone is a pain that there is no pill for. There is no physical therapy, no injection at the site of the wound, nothing.

They say time heals all wounds. Yes it does. And depending on the person and the wound depends on the healing time.

When my grandson was born, Martin and I drove down to see him. I love being a grandmother. You can just love those little babies all day and all night long. Mindi doesn't like to let the name selection out early so we were eager to see what she named him.

Little Garrett came in to the world at 7lbs, 19.5" on November 12, 2009. He was beautiful. As I held him and touched his fingers and memorized his features, I just kept thinking what a gift God gave us in the abiity to reproduce.

Little did we know that little Garrett would have a tough time ahead of him. He was born with a vein of Galen malformation which is rare and dangerous. Mom (Mindi) and Dad (Chris) were strong through all the surgeries, tests, wires attached to his little body, blood being taken, x-rays, MRI's and more. They held it together as they watched doctors do what they do best seeing as they were at the best facility in Minnesota: The Mayo Clinic.

Little Garrett underwent not one, not two, but three surgeries to reduce the number of arteries that blood was flowing through and going down to his heart. Ultimately, this little warrior came through the surgery however, uncontrolled bleeding took him from us.

Many people live a lifetime proving who they are, trying to figure out who they should be, but this little grandson proved to be a strong child, a warrior fighting hard, tirelessly, giving his best when asked. You can't ask for more than that.

From Gma and Gpa Rossing: Little Garrett, thank you for the opportunity of holding you and just looking at you and memorizing who you were. In our hearts you will live on and you won't be forgotten. Your Christmas stocking is hanging for you. Someday, Gpa and I will see you again. We love you and for the time you were here, you made our lives better.