Cancer sucks. While I am so grateful for my mother's clean scans, other news hasn't been so good this week. I've just learned that the daughter of a high school classmate appears to be having a recurrence. She is only 13 years old, and after a bone marrow transplant was in remission. This young girl and her family have suffered so much...it just doesn't seem fair that they appear to have to go through this again (her scans didn't look good but an official biopsy isn't scheduled until next week). I've also learned that the cousin of an acquaintance from our former town is losing her five-year-old. He checked into the hospital just about a month ago with severe headaches and a brain tumor was found. The treatments are not working, and I'm not sure he'll be here to see Easter. Yesterday was his fifth birthday, and I'm just not sure I know how you celebrate when you know it is going to be the very last birthday he ever has. I try so hard not to allow these things to ruin the blessing that is my time with my children, but sometimes fear just takes over and I wallow. I am sending up so many prayers for these children and everyone affected by cancer, and I am especially going to hug my children tighter and rejoice even more in their laughter.
UPDATE: The biopsy showed Sarah is still cancer free!
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