{"id":121,"date":"2025-08-05T17:34:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T17:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforroman\/?p=121"},"modified":"2025-08-05T17:34:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T17:34:25","slug":"one-year-ago-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforroman\/2025\/08\/05\/one-year-ago-today\/","title":{"rendered":"One year ago today&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforroman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6393\/2025\/08\/IMG_2912-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforroman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6393\/2025\/08\/IMG_2912-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforroman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6393\/2025\/08\/IMG_2912-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforroman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6393\/2025\/08\/IMG_2912-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforroman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6393\/2025\/08\/IMG_2912-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforroman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6393\/2025\/08\/IMG_2912-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Roman was being wheeled off for his life saving liver transplant exactly one year ago today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforroman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6393\/2025\/08\/IMG_2098-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforroman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6393\/2025\/08\/IMG_2098-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforroman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6393\/2025\/08\/IMG_2098-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforroman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6393\/2025\/08\/IMG_2098-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforroman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6393\/2025\/08\/IMG_2098-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforroman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6393\/2025\/08\/IMG_2098-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hunt sent me this picture today: attending Roman&#8217;s 12-month follow up appointment at Vanderbilt Children&#8217;s Hospital. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What a difference a year can make. While we are celebrating Roman&#8217;s recovery and his presence in our lives I am reminded that for another family, today is a much harder anniversary. So while you all join me in praising Jesus for Roman and his recovery please also take a moment to pray for the family who&#8217;s loss made Roman&#8217;s life possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you all for continuing to remember Roman and his family in your prayers. May the journey continue&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roman was being wheeled off for his life saving liver transplant exactly one year ago today. Hunt sent me this picture today: attending Roman&#8217;s 12-month follow up appointment at Vanderbilt Children&#8217;s Hospital. What a difference a year can make. 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