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Wednesday, 23 August 06 ::
in need of prayers
so, my dad's health is great these days. i think i reported on that earlier.. i remember when i first heard about dad's cancer.. it was, crap, just a year ago? no. maybe? crap. 2 years ago this december? december 2004. i hadn't yet started this phd search thing yet, but while i learned about it then, i didn't really start dealing with it till heart of now started, may of 2005. my point? i remember thinking that dad wouldn't last to see me get this darn degree. i talked to him the other day about his health, and things are looking very different for him. yeah! i expect my father to be here the day i walk across the stage and get that darn degree. it will be an exciting moment to be able to look at my father and say 'hi dr. r.' and for him to respond 'hi dr. r.' isn't that a nice thing to think about? at one point i didn't think i'd have the pleasure to think such thoughts.
my point. dad's health is great. yeah. but, there are others out there who's health is not. i've written about a family who's story i've been following here before --> the thomas team, their daughter christi has neuroblastoma, a very harsh children's cancer. it was through reading christi's story that i learned all about memorial sloan kettering cancer center, where my dad is being treated. christi was treated there for awhile. i remember reading it and thinking about my dad going to the same hospital, and crying. it was very healing for me to read christi's story, and i am grateful to the thomas team for sharing it as candidly as they have.
christi is not doing well. they are nearing the end of treatment options for christi. she's a 5th grader who loves school, and cats. and i gotta mention her mom, angela, as well. her mom is working on her phd. not only that, but she is a full time teacher, wife, and mother two christi and her younger sister.
whatever higher power it is you talk to, however you talk to that power, this family would probably really appreciate you having a conversation about them with your higher power.
thanks.
posted by brooke at August 23, 2006 09:12 PM
