So it's been brought to my attention that I have slacked off on my blogging (thanks Steve) and I have so many things to tell you guys! On Sunday, April 10, 2011, at about 10 am, Doug and Carrie had the twins. I became an aunt to a little boy, Landon Joseph (1 lb 5 oz) and a little girl, Rebecca Frances (1 lb 14 oz). They were extremely premature born at 24 weeks. Sunday night, at around 7, Landon passed away. The doctors did everything they could for him but God had different plans. It is very hard to pray for God's will to be done sometimes, knowing you may lose something so precious and innocent. You find yourself asking why a lot, but there is a plan. God planned this to happen from the beginning. This is where our faith comes in and we have to trust that he knows best. On Saturday, April 16, we laid Landon to rest. He will never be forgotten, but now we can focus all of our energy on getting Rebecca better. My brother had a good point. Landon knew he had to come out, and he waited absolutely as long as he could because he knew Rebecca would have a better shot the longer she stayed in. I truly believe God helped Landon hang in there as long as he did and his job is done. He can finally rest and not have to worry about breathing and heart rates and blood pressure anymore. I know he a better place than all of us and my grandma has him wrapped up and in her arms rocking away!
Rebecca is doing VERY good. I got to touch her last night! She has tiny tiny hands (current weight 1 lb 15 3/4 oz.) but long fingers! They were able to turn her over and let her lay on her stomach for a while. Her little head is perfectly round now and she is so flawless. I have never seen a baby that small. Even her premie hat is too big! And the little diaper she is wearing, it's like a doll diaper! She is such a little miracle. Let me stop and say that the nurses and doctors at Baptist have been wonderful to Doug and Carrie and Rebecca. It is so nice to not have to worry about the care you are receiving when you are in a helpless situation.
I know you locals have heard of Craws for a Cause. Baptist Health is raising money to buy 2 Giraffe-OMNI Beds. These are they type beds Landon was in and Rebecca currently is in. I encourage all of you to attend this event! It's a fun way to give back. It will be a great time for a good craws...I mean cause. I suggest buying tickets early though. We went down there last year and they sold out of tickets before we could even move in line. Here is the website
http://crawsforacause.com/
On to cancer news. I'm cured! Well, I'm cancer free, so I consider that cured. I still have to go through radiation though, which should not be near as bad as chemo. I go in next week for a consultation to see how long and how much. I'm assuming every day for 4-6 weeks, but I could be way off. My counts were still low, but they should steadily start to rise. Watch out Asian buffet, here I come! I've been missing that place! I also still have my hair! Well, some of it. Just the crown of my head is pretty see through (hair wise). However I found this AWESOME hair piece at Sally's, which is just a headband with hair coming off the back side of the headband. It matches my hair perfectly! It has really made my life much happier!
Thank you all for your kind words and prayers during our rough time. It was a crazy start to 2011 but things are starting to look up (i hope). Bring on the sunshine!
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