Thursday, November 26, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving Day!






















This Thanksgiving I feel especially thankful. Not in the "Let's pause for a moment to be thankful" way. I have been feeling so aware for weeks of all that we have in our life, all that is good and all that we have to be thankful for.

1. I am thankful for the friends and family in our life who support and love us, make us laugh, care for us -- and in doing so, keep us going.

2. I am thankful for all of our therapists who have become such an important part of our life, who support us, give us knowledge, and who have a deep affection for and a vested interest in the quality of life of our little girl.

3. I am thankful for the people we have met in this process, our 1p36 family, the other fighter parents who work tirelessly to raise awareness, to increase funds, to change the future -- because if we don't, who will?

4. I am thankful for the strangers who care, care enough to learn, care enough to spread the word, care enough to help, care enough to bless us with such incredible kindness -- strangers who have become friends because they chose not to look away.

5. I am thankful for the most incredible partner, friend, husband; I am thankful for his unwavering love, his honesty, his ability to just "get it" and his integrity in fighting for not only our daughter, but for what is right.

6. And I am thankful for my girls, my sweet, darlings, beautiful Allison & Kaylee, for their unconditional love, patience, for their resilience, for their love of adventure, and for their unending zest for life.

7. Most of all, I'm thankful for Kaylee's health and her overall progress. Kaylee has been seizure free since February 17, 2009..a little over 9 months! That's been a big blessing in itself...Praise God, we have been blessed and I'm forever grateful for that.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. On this day, may you be surrounded by joy and laughter and those you love. May we each pause for a moment, amongst the chaos of the day, and look with gratitude on the blessings and the miracles that encircle us, ever mindful of those who continue to walk in the darkness of uncertainty. Peace and love to you all. Thank you for being part of our lives.

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