Grandparents/Adventure

I wasn’t able to write yesterday’s but I want to share the following between this post and next: my older kids and their experience, and the harsh reality of cancer. 

Praying these days will be a blessing for you 

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 Yesterday had been much anticipated. Grandparents Day! There was a schedule in place and everything: mass, slide show, visiting classrooms, and a final prayer.  The lucky participants my father Pere-pere and my mother-in-law Ayeya. Now I had my own feelings about all this, as I recalled special days like this growing up. I mean getting to have my grandmother come to school was like the best thing ever.

So of course the kids made some wearable art pieces and put on a show. My father and mother-in-law enjoyed themselves. 

So the kids were able to come and see Mac, and to have another adventure with mom. I can only hope that they will think of this time I get to spend with them as just that. Despite the gloom of the hospital I want them to still enjoy their brother and mom. So we were off as soon as they got here. Ayeya got to stay with Emerson as he waited on his blood transfusion, only his 2nd one thus far, along with 3 platelet transfusions. 

We headed to ‘our’ park as Manny has come to call it. We played hide and seek and I got to blast two little kids out into space on their rocket ships! Then off we headed to chik fil a, for some fun and lunch. We met up with my sister and her two boys. At one moment a little girl turned to me, as all the kids were in the play area ‘are all these kids yours’. I laughed and said ‘no’. Funny thing is my sister and I always claim each other’s kids.

The while point in them visiting though was for them to meet with the child life group at the hospital. This group of women are amazing. Making sure that the families and kids are taken care of outside of the medical needs. The kids were going to learn about the the monster germs in Mac’s body and about the button that helps bring medicine in. They got to take home Mr. Froggy (hoppy the cancer crusher) which has a port placed in his chest as well. I can only hope and pray that though Mac is ill our kids will be resilient and that Jesus will have compassion on their hearts. There sweet, as they put their mask on and wash their hands. Manny so desires to hold his baby brother, while Mia was to just cover Mac with lots of hugs and kisses.

Father in Heaven, I pray that you bless all of my children, and especially the two oldest as they cope with their baby brother’s illness and mama being away. Grant them peace, and though their hearts long for normalcy may you pour over them love and kindness from others. Amen