we have some friends from who we know from growing up.
not alot of contact has been there since we have all grown up
and went in different directions. one of their daughters is now
married to a teacher my dad works with.
not to long ago my dad told me that one of their lil girls had cancer
it broke my heart, she is still so very young. i didn't know that they
had a caring bridge page up until a few weeks ago and would get updates
from my sister and my dad.
here is a little of her story as told by her mom...
On June 22nd, our 3 year-old Lucy was diagnosed with leukemia...
Lucy started having symptoms of something wrong shortly before we took her to her regular check-up. She didn't want to skip in the church parking lot with her daddy. Wasn't hungry, didn't have much energy - just wanted to sit and watch the other kids play. Took longer than usual naps she would cry when we picked her up because her ribs hurt and started talking about how her knee/leg hurt. The kicker, though, was when she started crying whenever she had to go up or down stairs - and she would put her hands down, wiggle herself gently to the ground, and then sort of crawl down the step. I'm embarrassed to say that I made her do this several times so I could watch her, and try to figure out what was going on.I told our doctor about Lucy's symptoms. She set us up with an appt for a knee xray, but then said she'd order some blood work "just to see" if there was anything abnormal.
Soon we got a call from our doctor saying that we needed to go over to the hospital to repeat the blood tests ASAP. Warning bells started going off in my brain. A lady came in to the waiting room and handed me an envelope. She said the tests did not need to be repeated - and we should take this directly over to our doctor's office. They were waiting for us.
That was when I knew it was bad. Seriously bad. I cried as a carried Lucy out to the car, then called my husband & told him to meet me at the doctor's office so I didn't have to hear this by myself.
Our doctor confirmed that Lucy has ALL - acute lymphoblastic leukemia - and that Seattle Children's Hospital was waiting for our arrival.Talk about life changing in a moment.
lucy will soon start another round of chemo. she got delayed a bit due to some low
numbers in her blood work. she is such a stong lil lady!
i ask that you keep lucy and all of her family in your prayers!
they def need a miracle to heal this amazing girl!
if you would like to send her a card or some treats please email
me at benandkatierye@hotmail.com for further info!
and lucy and family this song is for you too...it has blessed us to the heart...
a dear friend sent this song for me to listen to. she had been praying over us
and also singing this song over us as well. i was super blessed by it so i
wanted to share it with you all. it is one of those songs that we will be playing
in the car every morning {because were always in the car in the morning} and
remembering that jesus is sovereign and he is always with us...
Sovereign in the mountain air. Sovereign on the ocean floor.
With me in the calm. With me in the storm.
Sovereign in my greatest joy, In my deepest cry
With me in the dark, With me at the dawn
In your everlasting arm, All the pieces of my life
From beginning to the end, I can trust you
In your never failing love, You work everything for good
God whatever comes my way, I will trust you
Sovereign in the mountain, Sovereign on the ocean floor
With me in the calm, With me in the storm
Sovereign in my greatest joy, Sovereign in my deepest cry
With me in the dark, With me at the dawn
In your everlasting arms, All the pieces of my life
From beginning to the end, I can trust you
In your never failing love, You work everything for good
God whatever comes my way, I will trust you
God whatever comes my way, I will trust you
All my hopes, All I need, Held in your hands
All my life, All of me, Held in your hands
All my fears, All my dreams, Held in your hands
All my hopes, All I need, Held in your hands
All my life, All of me, Held in your hands
All my fears, All my dreams, Held in your hands
In your everlasting arms, All the pieces of my life
From beginning to the end, I can trust you
In your never failing love, You work everything for good
God whatever comes my way, I will trust you
God whatever comes my way, I will trust you
God whatever comes my way, I will trust you
With me in the calm. With me in the storm.
Sovereign in my greatest joy, In my deepest cry
With me in the dark, With me at the dawn
In your everlasting arm, All the pieces of my life
From beginning to the end, I can trust you
In your never failing love, You work everything for good
God whatever comes my way, I will trust you
Sovereign in the mountain, Sovereign on the ocean floor
With me in the calm, With me in the storm
Sovereign in my greatest joy, Sovereign in my deepest cry
With me in the dark, With me at the dawn
In your everlasting arms, All the pieces of my life
From beginning to the end, I can trust you
In your never failing love, You work everything for good
God whatever comes my way, I will trust you
God whatever comes my way, I will trust you
All my hopes, All I need, Held in your hands
All my life, All of me, Held in your hands
All my fears, All my dreams, Held in your hands
All my hopes, All I need, Held in your hands
All my life, All of me, Held in your hands
All my fears, All my dreams, Held in your hands
In your everlasting arms, All the pieces of my life
From beginning to the end, I can trust you
In your never failing love, You work everything for good
God whatever comes my way, I will trust you
God whatever comes my way, I will trust you
God whatever comes my way, I will trust you
3 comments:
oh poor baby. Yes, I want to send something!
What a precious girl. My heart is with the family. I just hate the sadness of children being affected. :/
Katie - please thank everyone for the prayers and the mail for Lucy. We really appreciate it! Mostly, thank you for the post... you and Ben are on our minds and hearts often, and in our prayers, too. What a gift to be re-connected to your family. :)
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