Today Heaven recieved another angel, Olivia Culpepper. Tragically everyday theres a child (one to many) that has lost their battle here on earth with cancer. It seems that I am always signing in another guestbook giving my condolences to the parents and siblings of these angels.
Today however was a little different. Olivia had overcome the most worst scenarios possible as well as coming close to death numerous times after being diagnosed with Acute Monocytic Leukemia (FAB M5b). For tbe first time since Olivias diagnosis (9/11/06), the past few months Olivia spent at home not in the hospital where she usually is most of the time. Olivia was slowly getting better. Than with no warning Olivia ended up in the hospital a few weeks ago and progressively got worse and worse. Having her mom witness such terrible things happening to her body and Olivia not being concious.
What does it take to get people to acknowledge pediatric cancer? Even though these kids are not mine and I have never met, the pain that I feel for each one of them is extreme. No child should have to experience what these kids have. Just like us adults, each of these children should be able to have the oppurtunity to grow up.
I have so many kids that I pray for that I feel like I know personally. It kills me to even imagine as the parent how horrilbe of a feeling it is not to be able to do anything for your child when they are so sick and feel so horrible.
We need to come together and speak out to what needs to be done to help in working towards a cure.
On a lighter note, Angel Kayla Weber has a new brother, Carson Wade~ born at 1:03 pm, he weighed in at 7 lbs, 6 oz and 20" long. Congratulations to Julie, Jason and Aaron. I know that Kayla is looking down from heaven smiling.
As one precious child left this earth today another precious one came into it.
Today however was a little different. Olivia had overcome the most worst scenarios possible as well as coming close to death numerous times after being diagnosed with Acute Monocytic Leukemia (FAB M5b). For tbe first time since Olivias diagnosis (9/11/06), the past few months Olivia spent at home not in the hospital where she usually is most of the time. Olivia was slowly getting better. Than with no warning Olivia ended up in the hospital a few weeks ago and progressively got worse and worse. Having her mom witness such terrible things happening to her body and Olivia not being concious.
What does it take to get people to acknowledge pediatric cancer? Even though these kids are not mine and I have never met, the pain that I feel for each one of them is extreme. No child should have to experience what these kids have. Just like us adults, each of these children should be able to have the oppurtunity to grow up.
I have so many kids that I pray for that I feel like I know personally. It kills me to even imagine as the parent how horrilbe of a feeling it is not to be able to do anything for your child when they are so sick and feel so horrible.
We need to come together and speak out to what needs to be done to help in working towards a cure.
On a lighter note, Angel Kayla Weber has a new brother, Carson Wade~ born at 1:03 pm, he weighed in at 7 lbs, 6 oz and 20" long. Congratulations to Julie, Jason and Aaron. I know that Kayla is looking down from heaven smiling.
As one precious child left this earth today another precious one came into it.
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