Miracles

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Miracles do happen. Scott Keller's journey to discovering his purpose.

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Sometimes it seems like a miracle, that the sun will rise, without fail, each and every morning…

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regardless of what we may be going through.

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But each day life begins again.

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…and again.

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Miracles happen every day.

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Scott Evan Keller was born on March 11, 2005.

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And each new day brought a new miracle.

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…and a new reason to be thankful.

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But life can change in a moment.

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Shortly after celebrating his 1st birthday, Scott began having horrible seizures that left him lifeless and confused.

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The local doctors just kept giving him more medication, and the side affects were sometimes worse than the seizures.

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8-12 seizures per day became a way of life for us.

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But we never gave up looking for the answer.

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We found our direction in Houston.

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Scott was diagnosed with Cortical Dysplasia, a condition in which the brain cells don’t organize correctly as a fetus is developing. It is like having a birthmark on your brain.

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With our amazing Pediatric Neurologist, Dr. Angus Wilfong and his team at Texas Children’s Hospital, Scott underwent intensive testing.

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By September 2006, Scott spent most of his toddler days literally paralyzed by his seizures…

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…which had become worse.

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We refused to believe that this was Scott’s fate, so we prayed…and we waited for the doctor to call.

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Hearing that your son would be scheduled for brain surgery is not usually good news… but we believed in miracles.

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Scott got ready for surgery with a new mohawk.

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6:00 a.m. Monday October 30th 2006

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This is what innocence looks like.

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For 8 hours we waited and we prayed.

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Then we waited…

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…and we prayed some more.

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The next day was Halloween. Dr. Wilfong and his P.A. Rebecca.

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We were greeted with a smile…

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We were greeted with a smile… not a seizure.

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And as difficult as it was to stand up in the Pediatric I.C.U. for 48 hours straight…

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… We started to believe in angels too. Nurse Kristin was always there.

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Each hour that passed without a seizure…

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Was one more blessing to thank God for.

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As Scott’s swelling subsided…

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…the swelling in our hearts grew.

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36 hours after surgery.

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This is what a miracle looks like!

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I believe that every one of us has a purpose.

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Even if we never discover what it is.

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2 weeks after surgery at his first Spurs game.

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I believe that Scott Keller has a purpose too.

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He’s here to remind me that each day is a gift. Christmas 2006

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Each moment with Scott confirms that we are not alone and we all need to be thankful for the littlest blessings each and every day. One year after surgery and still seizure free.

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However his true purpose was yet to reveal itself… Halloween was a little less scary the next year.