Day two and Three

Thirty Days of Thanksgiving: Day Two and Three

DAY TWO

Today I am grateful for great conversation with even better friends. 

I may not have many friends. Many of the friends I do have are ones that I have 'met' online and never had the pleasure to meet them face to face. The thing is, I know that anytime I need someone to talk to, all I have to do is reach out. I hope they all realize that the same is true for them. I may be hundreds or even thousands of miles away in many cases, but I am always available to any of my friends who need to talk. I am only a phone call or a text message away. 

DAY THREE

Today, I am grateful for the health of my children. 

My heart is breaking for some of my friends right now.The first is my friend Heather. Her daughter, Summer had heart surgery on Thursday. She was on bypass, she received 10 units of blood during the surgery, which lasted for 10 hours, and she found out that she will need another surgery in the near future. She has fluid on both of her lungs, and her left lung is partially collapsed. This girl has a very long road ahead of her. 

The second is our friend, Mike. His daughter, Bethany has just been diagnosed with stage IV glioblastoma. Brain cancer. Less than a week ago she was not feeling great. She was sleeping a lot and had a lot of headaches. She fell asleep one day and when they tried to wake her up, they could not. Bethany was rushed to the local hospital, and then sent to the nearest pediatric hospital by air ambulance. They found a mass on her brain, did surgery to remove the mass, and biopsied it. Glioblastoma. Stage IV. 

Both of these friends, their spouses, their other children and their entire families have to stand back and watch as these two young ladies (one is 12 or 13  and the other is 15 or 16) fight for their lives. Literally. It is completely heartbreaking. These parents are completely devastated right now. I cannot even begin to imagine the pain that they are feeling. All I can do is hug my kids just a little tighter and be thankful that they have their health.

Please say a prayer for Heather & Joe and their daughter Summer. 

Please say a prayer for Mike & Lori and their daughter Bethany.