Miracles Upon Miracles: Wheelchair Brothers

What an awesome experience we had last night! Several weeks ago, through facebook (even though Luke hates FB!), we found a page that was created for a guy named Carson. He was recently in an accident that left him paralyzed.

While Luke was in the hospital after his own accident he had several individuals with similar situations to his own visit him. He has felt so grateful for those relationships since those crucial visits. He has felt compelled to give back since then and to help others the way he was helped.  Luke and I began facebook stalking and decided that SOMEHOW we were going to meet this guy. We had to jump through some hoops and make some phone calls but we finally got a hold of Carson's family and they so graciously agreed to let us come visit. 

These two men in the picture above are my hero's! (obviously, because I married one of them!) This trial is not an easy one to overcome. To be so grounded and emotionally whole during this phase of recovery is beyond words. We all have sympathy for these two. The only people who really understand what they are going through though is each other. 

As soon as they met you could see the instant connection. I think my husband found his soul brother! beyond the fact that they had nearly identical injuries, they had a tremendous amount of things in common. It was so great to listen to them talk and compare experiences of their initial reactions upon becoming aware of their paralysis, Carson asking Luke how he does his hair with his numb, how neither was scared or worried when they realized the extremity of their situations. (Luke was way more worried about his chipped tooth!)

Carson is such an amazing individual and his attitude and motivation are going to get him so far in this process. These two have never let anything stop them and I doubt they'll start now! Heavenly Father gives us experiences for a reason and he's going to bless Carson and his family just as Luke and his own family have been blessed.