Pre-Owned Trapped Within: Unfailing Love, Unimaginable Suffering (Paperback) 1735195103 9781735195100

Trapped Within is a heart-wrenching story about a teenage boy's struggle of being trapped inside his body. At the age of sixteen, during a routine heart surgery, TJ Denham acquired a traumatic brain injury that left him severely physically disabled but cognitively intact. Kelly Denham, the boy's mother, tells the story of when God's unfailing love met unimaginable suffering.

During the years her son was ill, Kelly Denham kept a journal of daily events and later brought the story to life as she processed her own healing. Trapped Within takes readers on a journey with many ups and downs but ultimately leads them to God's promise that our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.

Throughout the pages of Trapped Within, readers will wonder how this family endured such tragedy. There are moments of laughter and joy and moments of pain and sorrow. Faith is tested, tears are shed, and grief is shared, bringing readers full circle to the encouraging hope of God's healing.

TJ's youth pastor and kids from his youth group came back to the room to show their support. They briefly visited with him and then went to the OR waiting room for the long wait. Travis and I stayed with TJ until we were shooed out. As we were leaving the room, I turned around to take one last look at him. He was lying on the gurney making a silly face at me, so I snapped a picture. That would be the last time I ever saw my son whole.

As we walked down the hallway to the waiting room, fear suddenly overcame me. My mind ran the gamut of what ifs, and I burst into tears. Then I became upset with myself for being so dramatic and reassured myself, "They do this all the time. He's going to be fine. Get it together." However, unbeknownst to us, our descent into hell had already begun.

Kelly Denham's hope for readers is that they'll understand what God's love truly means and that even in times of suffering and loss, His love never fails.