First of all, Landon is doing wonderfully. He will finish his treatments up on November 11, in less than 2 weeks! He is healthy and has been without setbacks for a very long time. <Knocks on wood>
We have, however, been making new friends. We have been meeting new families just about monthly. While this sounds like a wonderful thing, making new friends and all, it is not.
These families are like ours: completely devastated because one of their babies has this horrible disease.
I feel so blessed to be able to meet these sweet babies and their parents. I love feeling like I’m helping, in some small way, to ease their fears. I cannot cure their baby and make it all better, but I like the idea of showing them that there is life after diagnosis and reminding them that they were chosen for this path.
God has chosen to entrust this family and these parents with this incredible responsibility because He knows they can handle it.
We were picked for this journey because we have everything we need to succeed. We have the support systems in place, the backgrounds and histories that give us uncommon skills.
So to you, mommies and daddies of sick babies, I say this: trust in yourself as much as God does. Take it day by day, hour by hour if necessary. YOU are your child’s primary care-taker. Trust your gut, take good notes, and pay attention.
Now go love on your babies, the sick and the well. Love on them all!
~Dana
A Healthy 7-Year-Old Landon at Cub Scouts
