Journal entry by Laura Lenz —
Today we made it home. It is a great feeling to all be back together. The last two weeks have been surreal, and at the end of it, we cannot be more thankful to have brought our same little Smithy home. We have so many people to thank from the EMS team that was down the street from our house and was able to intubate Smith on scene, to the amazing Emergency Department team at HCMC who had him stabilized quicker than anything I have seen, to the docs and nurses at HCMC who provided amazing care making sure Smith was safe while trying to determine what was wrong, to the wonderful team at Children's who managed his airway, completed his workup and full recovery and got us as parents ready to take him home again. We sure feel lucky for living in a city with such incredible medical care. And a special thanks to all our family and friends who have been by our side through this ordeal. We could not have done this without you all. Love you!
But we have seen a strength in both our kids and each other that we now realize we can get through anything. We are begging Smith not to test us again...
But we have seen a strength in both our kids and each other that we now realize we can get through anything. We are begging Smith not to test us again...