Clayton's Miracles

  • 1. Life after a terminal cancer diagnosis as an infant
  • 2. Learning to walk after being paralyzed as an infant
  • 3. Having his son, Max after being told that he was infertile due to the cancer & its treatment.
  • 4. Making the adoption connection with Violet to give his parents a second grandchild.
  • 5. Waking up from a coma and diagnosis of persistent vegetative state.
  • 6. Retention of cognitive abilities despite testing that indicated only his brain stem was functioning.
  • Future # 7. Learning to walk and talk again.
  • Future #8. Being Max's hero and raising him into adulthood.

Under Construction

Please bear with us as we add and elaborate on the details of Clayton's story.  Read the most recent dates and then skip down to the first posts. 

Wednesday

5/19 Nothing is as strong as the love for a child...


















I took some pics to share today at the hospital.  I wanted to capture Clayton enjoying real food.  I loved this photo.  My mom with her miracle boys.  She is being such a wonderful advocate and caregiver to Clayton.  Despite how much, she loves him, it has been really hard for her.  She has sacrificed herself and her life to give her son a chance at his own.  And this is not the first time that she has done this.  She says that this has been the hardest, though.  So many tough decisions to make for him and with him.

Clayton has been very worried about his little boy.  He wants him to be truly happy and prevent him from having the same struggles that he experienced.  It's hard for him not to be able to raise him, right now.  He also is acutely aware that his suffering is making his son suffer.














Enjoying a cookie.  He's really looking forward to that cheesecake, Aunt Kathy.













The first time that he's been able to bite something on his own.  Mom has been cutting up his cheeseburgers into bite size pieces.  He has to chew each bite 25 times, or speech says he can't eat! So he does count them!





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