Friday, January 19, 2007

A slice of near heaven.

In the last four months our family and especially Indie have gone through a myriad of experiences some good and some bad. The interesting thing is that the bad experiences as much as they were unbearable at times have helped us to draw closer as a family. They have strengthened our resolve to remain an eternal family, to purge that which does not build us up and sustain us. Tonight we all sat around on Indies bed and talked. Heidi did the girls nails,( Indies nails are long enough to get done professionally now) and Avery and I just made the girls laugh by doing silly things. Our family uses humor in the best ways possible. We laugh together as a family often. We play around and act goofy. All of this occurred while the reminders of Cancer are all around. The saline flushes, the sharps containers and the heparin locks, the alcohol swabs, etc.... Heidi now has an honorary nursing degree and will get her PhD. soon. J/K


The most interesting thing about this is that we are only four months into this so things could get worse or better. I just feel grateful that her condition is not terminal and that in time our family and Indies health will be better than it was in the beginning.
Family and friends...
Life is GOOD.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

These have been my thoughts exactly, though, for some reason, I haven't expressed them out loud. I love you. H

Anonymous said...

So great to read this post. I have witnessed what you are talking about, and it is a great thing! It feels weird to say that I am glad your family is experiencing this, because I am not, but I am glad that you are being so blessed as a family because of it.

I talked to Indie on the phone the other day when she was on the way home from getting her back poke. I said, "oh, you went to the hospital today?" and she answered, "yeah, but JUST for a back poke." It made me smile little bit, because I remember the day of your FIRST back poke, and how you wouldn't even get out of the car. Amazing how things change. Glad you are feeling better. Love you all! allison