River Run Christian Church
My Miracle from last Night
Last night at your presentation I had my son Spencer with me. He's 7 and in second grade. Tonight he was going to really learn how to sit quietly and listen. No big deal only he is missing a large portion of his brain. He has what is called (it's a mouth full) bilateral per ventricular nodular heterotopia. What he has is so rare most don't survive birth, the ones who do are horribly deformed and the only one who has ever made it to 2nd grade was sitting quietly a couple rows back thinking he saw Michael Jackson and listening to you.
But that wasn't my miracle from last night. I've worked with him every second of every day to make sure he could sit quietly in that seat, my miracle came when you were talking about loosing your family members. I suddenly had my little Spencer with his head in my lap sobbing. I thought he was tired so to not interrupt you we walked out. When we got out to the lobby he told me he just realized how much he loved me and he was sad for you. I don't think he had ever experienced those emotions before and I got to see them.
One problem we have with him is he doesn't understand other people’s feelings, he's not mean actually quite sweet, but he doesn't understand how other people feel and last night he had empathy for you. Last night, my son, I believe truly realized what it means to love me. I try not to show him that he is different on things like this so even though I really wanted to shout "do you know what that means"! Instead I gave him a big hug dried his tears and said "that's my boy, I love ya" and we headed back inside.
So I thank you for coming last night if no other reason than another area of my son's brain woke up and I got to see it and this morning my son loves me on a whole new level :)
Lisa
