My Brother

This is a picture of me and my "little" brother Nick. We're only 361 days apart and have been pretty close for as long as I can remember. We went through grade school, jr. high, high school and even part of college together. He's been there for me through alot and I love him dearly.

Almost four weeks ago, he became very sick and had huge migraines. When they weren't getting any better, his wife Jordan took him to the hospital where they found a blood clot in a major vein that ran along his brain and he was transported to a larger hospital in Delaware. I can't begin to tell you how frightened I was. I was scared out of my mind during most of his stay at the hospital. He was there for two weeks, in and out of pain, and they found two additional clots as well. I struggled a lot during this time with trusting in God that he would take care of my brother. I know that he his a God of healing and miracles and I just had to have faith that Nick would be ok. I have to admit that this wasn't an easy thing to do, as I had to keep myself from thinking of the worst.

God remained faithful and Nick did come home. He's had double vision ever since, which we've found out is a result of one of his veins being swollen which is pinching his optic nerve. However, yesterday, he didn't have to wear his eye patch at all in the morning until sometime later that day, which is awesome!! I'm so glad that his eyesight is improving. Each day gets a little better and I couldn't ask for more. Please continue to keep him in your prayers though. Praise God for his continued recovery!!