Today my head has been swimming with thoughts. My morning started with a trip to the doc with my little man. It was his 2yr/3yr old well baby checkup. Why 2/3yr you ask? Yes, I FORGOT to take him for his 2 yr old checkup. FORGOT. I admit, that in my multiple trips to the doc for preop appts, surgeon for post surgery appts, urologist for kidney stones, lab for xrays & MRIs on my foot in the past 16 months, I let it slip my mind that my little guy may not be up-to-date on his vaccines. SO, today we went for his 2/3yr old appointment and I have said thank you more than once for the clean bill of health.
You see, while sitting at this particular appointment I got a text from Joel informing me that friends of ours were sitting in a hospital room with their 3 yr old daughter undergoing treatment for lukemia. When I got home, I had an email update from my neighbor's niece regarding her 5 yr old's MRI test today and clinical trial starting on Thursday for his inoperable brain tumor. And then a coworker asked for prayers as a 20 yr old child of her friend undergoes treatment for her 3rd round of cancer, currently planning her wedding as it is her only wish as they fear a devistating outcome for her.
November is the month of thanks. And on November 25 we will sit around our dining room tables and say thanks for all that we have. I am thankful that I have a beautiful family & amazing friends. I am thankful that I can say I am a survivor. But I am mostly thankful for the little people in the world--like H, J & K--who remind me that I can be a better person as they are fighting a fight I will NEVER know or EVER understand. My heart is with these 3 families tonight and through this month of thanks as everyday is truly a blessing. Thank you for touching my life in more ways than you can possibly know.
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