Facebook post from Jenn on October 13, 2021


This picture was a long time coming. I’ve hardly been away from my kids very much so these last 7 weeks have been so hard on everyone. Chris has been doing awesome trying to keep Alex and Lilly’s life as normal as possible while I’ve been gone all while working to continue to support us and work on all the odds and ends of julians care in the background. It’s been bittersweet being home. The 4 of us have been doing “normal” family things like before but a huge piece of our heart isn’t here and feels so sad continuing life without him. It was also the first time that chris and I have been alone together to process and grieve what happened the night of julians accident. I feel like we have both been having to deal with this separately and on our own due to covid restrictions and taking care of twins here and Julian in Atlanta. It felt good just being able to cry in his arms and mourn the life we had as we try to figure out what our new life will look like. Sometimes it’s hard to see the final outcome and believe that we will one day be happy again while we are in the midst of this nightmare, but I know he has a huge amount of support and anything is possible. I can’t thank our family for being whatever we need them to be. And I’ve been overwhelmed by the support from our friends and family, continue to be amazed on a daily basis. I have loved being able to get hugs from my family and friends that have been there for us. It’s amazing what a simple hug can do when we’ve been deprived that comfort. I wish Julian could receive all these hugs that I was able to get this week. I don’t know what I would have done without our family and friends through this. Julian has been doing great with my mom in Atlanta. And he’s still plugging away with all his therapies throughout the day. Mom will post something tomorrow about his week but we couldn’t be more proud of his bravery and dedication to improve. I have a couple more days with chris and the kids and trying to make the most out of this time away. Grateful for this time away but missing Julian very much !




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