Glove Letters: A Father Recalls His Son's Greatest Game

High school pitcher Landon Wilsons goal was obvious even to the ER doctors who told him they were amputating his arm. Just leave enough of it (my arm) to hold my glove Wilson said. This proclamation would begin Wilsons ascent back to the pitchers mound before his senior season slipped away. A week after his eighteenth birthday Wilson knew the opportunity to play college baseball was becoming a reality. Added conditioning could mean better opportunities. However he was struck by a vehicle on an October jog and his world was turned upside down. With the loss of an arm nearly a leg eight surgeries and more than a month in the hospital the question became not where he was going to pitch but if he was going to pitch. Wilson knew the answer. He also knew though theres no time clock in baseball he was on one. His recovery time was limited to months not to mention learning how to pitch with one arm and one healthy leg to stand on. Some aim to climb Mt. Everest others aim for the height of a pitchers mound said Landons dad Taylor Wilson. In Glove Letters: A Father Recalls His Sons Greatest Game Taylor tells Landons story via notes and life lessons. Though the letters are from father to son all readers can learn from them whether sports fans or students of life. Glove Letters is a wonderful story of perseverance courage faith hope love and the amazing power of prayer.