Leukemia 1 Boy 0

My son’s friend from elementary school lost his battle to cancer last week. He was 13. I’ve been thinking about this at length because I can’t comprehend it. I mean 13. It is so unfair. How was I so lucky to have two healthy children? My heart is heavy right now with thoughts of him and his family.

When something like this happens, you tend to pull your children closer. I look at my son with a bit more appreciation now. They are really precious and even though they get older, they are still your kids.

The service for this boy had about 500 people in attendance. The reaction of our community to this tragedy was very uplifting as we all celebrated his life together. This was the only funeral ceremony I’d ever been to where they asked everyone to applaud loud enough so that he could hear us. The applaud soon turned into a standing ovation. Hearing all this noise in honor of this child was amazing. I thought it was a fantastic idea and it felt good for us to have an opportunity to show how we felt.

Thank God everyday for your children.