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such a special family. They love Madison.
Warren is a generous, real, wonderful person and
everyone who knows him loves him. Madison is
a big family, and when one of us hurts, we all hurt.
We want to make this go away, but we can’t.
What we do know is that God’s plan is not our
plan. His plan is perfect. He hears and answers
our prayers in His own time. We hold to that.
Sandra is holding to that. She is living her faith.”
Sandra says her brother, Sam, has been
extremely helpful in helping her understand
what’s happening with Warren’s condition.
“Since he’s a doctor who practices internal
medicine, he has the knowledge to help me
understand,” Sandra says. “And his wife, Dana,
has stayed by my side.” Sandra says that her
parents, children and other family members
and friends have sustained her throughout.
Warren is currently an in-patient at the
Shepherd Center in Atlanta
where he is participating in their
brain injury rehabilitation
program. Family support is a large
part of the therapy, but due to
COVID, Sandra is unable to be
there with him. She has found
some work-arounds that help.
“We Facetime every day,” she says.
“I always try to put on a happy
face, and I’m sure the nurses there
think I’m nuts because I am
having basically a one-sided
conversation. But I know that on
good days, Warren is responding and remembering
and reconnecting. The brain is an amazing
thing. It can create new pathways, so I have to
trust that is happening with Warren.”
“I look forward to the day when I can have
him back at home. God has allowed us the
opportunity to make it this far. I’m convinced
God has great plans for us. I had someone tell
me recently that in order to have a testimony,
you must first pass the test. We got a really hard
test, but we are working through it every day!”
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