Have you ever been delivered bad news so scary you thought your heart might burst through your chest cavity al-la the alien in the opening scene of Aliens?
I don't think I could really answer "yes" to that question--but last week it felt pretty close.
Last week, on my kids birthday to be exact, I got a phone call from Will. I had missed several texts and messages from him earlier and so was blissfully unaware of what he, my brother-in-law and sister-in-law had been going through.
Last week, my little niece was diagnosed with Leukemia. Here is a darling picture of Sadie from the 4th of July.
*****************************Isn't she adorable? I am telling you, you have never met a more cheerful-rosy cheeked-cherub than Sadie. This little doll smiles at every one and every thing. She is a love, through and through. She has sparkling blue eyes and a personality to match. So it was heart-breaking enough to hear that Sadie had been sick for a month with what seemed like one severe cold after another.
Here is a picture of Sadie, Luke and Adell from August. I think this picture was right before Sadie started getting sick?
I am not this baby's Momma--I am this baby's Aunt--but I sure love this baby (all those babies up there really...and all those babies and big kids down there...).
If you love babies, and big kids, and grown-ups or anyone send a prayer up to heaven for Sadie and her family. They have received some scary news and need all the prayers they can get to keep their hearts inside their chests. They have also received some "good-Leukemia" news? Sadie's Leukemia is very treatable and has a high success rate. Hopefully, she will get to go home before long and all this will be something that happened to her when she was a baby.
5 comments:
Cassie,
I'm feeling so, so sad from so far away. Will you tell Angela that we are thinking of her and praying for her! I wish there was something we could do. I miss all those kids!
Thank you a thousand times for posting this. I heard about sweet Sadie last Wednesday. How hard and sad!!! I emailed Angela, but please let me know if u here of anything I can do for them.
Also, if u come to visit and if the hospital won't allow ur kids, they can totally come to my house.
Saying many prayers for little Sadie and her family!!!
Sending prayers and love their way. Please let Angela know that we're thinking of her.
I have been worried about Sadie ever since I heard. She and Peter are the same age and I can't imagine trying to help Peter through all the tests and treatments. What can you do when they don't understand why all of it is happening in the first place?
Tell Angela and Dave we are thinking of them and they are all in our prayers!
That's heartbreaking! We are going to be giving lots of prayers for Sadie. Jonah's cousin's daughter just recovered from leukemia. It was a long hardship, but now it can hopefully fade into a memory. Their blog is:
http://www.kissesforcami.com/
Love to the Dave Andersons!
-aja
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