Today, on the invitation of one of the health teachers at St. Joe's, John visited some of the sophomore health classes who are currently studying the nervous system to talk about his experience with his SCI. Since I'm his chauffeur, I volunteered myself to join him, and we spent the morning talking to the young women about his accident and what the rehab was like for him, for me, and for our family.
What a wonderful experience this was! The students listened avidly and asked thoughtful questions of us. And in all of our years of teaching, this might have been the first time we saw each other in action in a classroom and got to "teach" together. For me, to see John before students, interacting with them in front of a classroom, made me very happy.
It was also a privilege to explain to them that John's recovery has been miraculous and to share how comforted we've been by our family and friends in NJ and our community here in South Bend. Knowing that our experience serves as a small model for them, a witness to the blessings that God has bestowed, offers us another small piece of healing.
