And the answer?
OH HELLS YES.
So on Sunday, IV came to TIRR. He had just woken up from napping on the drive so he was really clingy to me.
I brought him in to see MJ - for the first time since mid-November. We sat on MJ's bed, all close together so we could share some time together, our little family. Together again.
I have NEVER, EVER seen so much joy on MJ's face - his eyes were glued to IV's every move. IV kept touching him, trying to give him fives and fist-bumps, picking at the tape on MJ's elbows and talking up a storm. He sized MJ up, and you could tell he was a little confused as to why MJ wasn't picking him up, tossing him around and hanging him upside down by one foot.
Every time IV would talk or babble or cry (he didn't want to be put down or go to BB or Yoyo) the smile on MJ's face would get bigger.
"This is our family, Michael. It feels good doesn't it?" I asked.
Together again - just another step forward, another foothold on this mountain we are climbing each day.
IV and MJ: Swine Flu Mondays
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