Road Signs

Hayes continues to show his unique intelligence. Last Sunday, his mother was driving them to a local destination while he sat in his booster seat in the back when he showed off his smarts. 

As they passed road signs, the five year old was reading the names on the signs out loud, one and two syllable words that he may or may not have knowingly seen before. Not bad for a child virtually attending basic kindergarten. He did, however, get stumped on a particular sign on a building with just letters … AT&T. Mom quickly explained that reference to his eager satisfaction.

This last weekend, my son and I endeavored to go kayaking down the Cumberland River, below the growing Nashville skyline. What an impressive sight!

 To reach our launch point by the amphitheater downtown, I had to find Victory Lane which appropriately runs east along the Tennessee Titans’ stadium. Unfortunately, our planned outing was short-lived because of a puncture in one of the inflatable kayaks … although, we did get in and enjoy some delightful river level sightseeing.

Finding Victory Lane did not necessarily lead us to a victorious self-propelled boating trip but certainly did provide for a quality outing with my son on a beautiful Saturday seeing Nashville from an awesome angle I had not previously enjoyed fully. Success can be measured by any number of different ways, indeed. 

My hope and prayers, again, are for researchers and Duchenne constituents to identify a path towards victory with respect to finding a cure to the muscular deteriorating killer of dreams. That Victory Lane will be the best road sign Hayes and we will read together, hopefully in the not so distant future.

 Kindly,

Papa in Tennessee