Well, I'm sure there are many, but there is one major thing to be thankful for today - that my family is happy and healthy for the most part. Today I found out that the nephew of someone married into my family could have a brain tumor -- we're talking about a young child who is maybe about 6 years old. He's done nothing in his life to deserve this, not that anyone ever does deserve to have something like this happen to them in the first place. He hasn't been able to do anything except be a kid. I'm not sure about the circumstances or what led them to take him to the doctor's in the first place. He was flown to a hospital in a major city, where they have begun referring to it as a "mass" rather than a tumor and will undergo surgery tomorrow -- or so I have read through some random Facebook postings from the member of my family related to this young boy.
The more I think about it, the more I think back to my niece Brooke who was only with us for six days before her parents had to let her go. I was there holding that child's hand when she went to be with God, and it was one of the hardest days of my entire life. Even now it's still bringing tears to my eyes over 4 years later. But I am also eternally grateful to have 3 other very strong, healthy nieces who are constantly giving their parents a run for their money. They are the light of my life, even though I don't get to see them nearly as often as I'd like. They laugh and they play soccer and they dance and they drive their parents crazy, just as all young kids their age should.
I can only pray for this young boy now and hope for the best. He hasn't done, nor will he ever do, anything to deserve what he's going through right now. My thoughts and prayers are with him, his parents and his entire family, and I hope for the best outcome that they can possibly have. In the meantime I'll picture my nieces laughing and playing and napping and watching DVDs and all those other wonderful things that kids their age should be doing. And that's what I am thankful for today.
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