It is hard to believe today marks three years since Trevor's life, and all of our lives, have made a drastic change, a change I could not have imagined three years ago.  Days like today are a little extra raw, but every day has its challenges, and every day is so different from what we had hoped and dreamed for before Trevor's traumatic brain injury.  I can still recall many of our in depth conversations we had the couple of weeks before the injury, the duck hunt we had just days before, and the plan he came up with for him to run the combine and help with harvest that weekend. 
It has been a year since that last caring bridge update and as we have gotten out and about a little more lately, we realize how many people care and like to hear updates on Trevor. So here is a quick recap of his last year.
Things had been going well last Fall, and then in mid November, on a cold and very windy day, Trevor ended up having a bad seizure, one that lasted for what seemed like hours, but in reality was a little over an hour and required an ambulance ride to the ER in town and then a transfer and flight to Sioux Falls to be evaluated and monitored.  That really wore him out.  It turns out to still be the only seizure he has had, but he will always be at risk of one happening again. After weeks of recovering from that, he had a relatively good winter, but had to battle a couple of colds and other minor sicknesses. 
A highlight from before Christmas was when our hometown NFL star, Dallas Goedert, wore shoes specifically designed to honor Trevor's PassItOn program during an NFL game.  The white, red, and black camo shoes with Trevor's name on it being shown on national television made for a real special day, and Dallas played a great game to top it off.  To make it even more significant was that the quarterback that day was the backup for the Eagles who wore the number 10, the same number Trevor wore.   
In April, we held the 2nd annual PassItOn #forTrevor 5K Fun Run in Britton.  We were blessed with another nice April day and had many people participate and help to make it a fun and memorable day. We were able to find a few nice days in the summer to get him on the water in a pontoon again.  He had always enjoyed being on the water boating and wakeboarding.  
Recently this Fall, Trevor finally made it back to SDSU for a football game.  He had a dream of playing for the Jackrabbits, but was tempted to like the Bison too when they also had him up for a recruiting visit a couple of weeks before his injury.  He had told us Brookings felt like it could be home for his college years though. 
The SDSU game a couple of weeks ago was made special to have Coach Stig, and numerous other ones from both teams come greet him and gave him shirts and a special number 10 SDSU jersey.  Several players from both teams also came to talk to him as well.  It does make Trevor and us all feel good just to have people tell Trevor hello and greet him.  
The following week we went to a Northern State game to watch two of his high school teammates at their homecoming game.  We had another beautiful day to take him, and again had numerous people just tell him hello and make him feel good.  
We have kept trying new therapies and new ideas to help Trevor in any way.  We have been so fortunate to have many people care for him and help in any way they can.  His care team is made up of some amazing people.  Many times we do see that fighting spirit he has always had, and he can always make my day when we does break out that smile of his.  We keep seeing those incremental gains, but yet cannot understand the why and how this had to happen. The emotions felt are hard to explain, and not being able to fix or work through his condition is something that is a daily struggle. I wish there was a way to thank everyone who has helped out in any way. 
As we enter year number three, we know Trevor is in good hands for his cares and his therapies.  We know there is some plan out there for him and all that his injury has affected.  And thanks to everyone who has helped out in any way, reached out, or simply said a prayer for him or anyone else going through a hard time, we know there is support out there to make it through the hard times.  
That reminds me of the quote by Vivian Greene that somebody once sent to me.
"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning how to dance in the rain."