"It's E.T."

I few months ago I blogged about my son Alex. Since that time, we have been on a bit of an adventure. Alex began exhibiting some extreme behaviors that were not typical of the young man Chris and I knew him to be. It was frightening to us. On the recommendation of our local doctor, we took him to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. It was a wonderful place. During a ten day stay, the doctors there discovered a cyst that was pressing on his cerebellum. Although the cyst was not life-threatening, our doctor felt this could be linked to his behavior. The discovery of the cyst was terrifying, yet also relieving to us to know there was something tangible we could address. Our church leaders and others in the church went into prayer and our friends and family rallied behind us; it was the Church being the Church. Alex went into surgery a few weeks later and it went amazingly well. Alex awoke during the night after the surgery and the first thing he said was, “It’s E.T.” … I couldn't figure out if he was dreaming or hallucinating, but then I noticed him looking at the oxygen sensor on his fingertip. I took this photo and I thought I would share it with you. Alex is taking his next steps to healing and we feel blessed to be a part of whatever God has for him and our family.