My son is 6 and has had two surgeries. I just wanted to add a couple of things to the great things people have already said. As a they said, your child will end up being a "child." Right now you are in the trenches! Of course, this is all you can think about and it's hard to imagine a time...

My son is 6, but I haven't been here in years. We were deep in the malpractice suit against the delivering doc, and I was told (and terrified) that what I said here could be used against me in court. So, I stayed away. But...(6 years later...), drumroll please....we won our case! A unanimous jury ag...