On july 13, 2012 our lives changed forever. We were told some of the worst news any parent can be told, we were told our baby has cancer. We were told we were to be admitted immediately, not to go home to our other children, we were told we would have to stay there and learn everything we need to know for at least 7 days. We were told that our baby would have to have surgery to insert a port in her chest and she will recieve her first of many chemo treatments. We have spent so much time in that hospital including her birthday, witnessing things that no parent should ever have to see their child go through, i gave my baby a bath one day only to watch her beautiful hair run down the drain. We have witnessed a change in Sophia, Gabbie and Isaiah that could never be fixed. I have had to leave 2 kids home for days on end while my other one was sick and had to be seperated from her family. We are so grateful for all of our families and close friends who have been there for us through it all. There have been moments we can never get back or wish we could take away all because of this horrible disease. But in the past year we have also grown stronger, sophia is still in remission and doing great and her beautiful hair is growing in fast! We have met so many new people and made new life long friends and get to enjoy some experiences that we couldnt imagine. Most of all Sophia has become a hero to many and our family now looks at life differently, for better, we now truly understand the meaning of life. So here we are on july 13, 2013 exactly one year later. At this time last year we didnt know anything but we were scared out of our minds not knowing that in a few hours nothing would ever be the same. Last year we spent Sophias birthday in the hospital and no matter how fun we tried to make it, the reality of the situation didnt really help. So today even though we are 9 days early we will finally give sophia a birthday party she deserves. It was just coincidence that this day was picked but in a way im glad it was. Not only will we celebrate sophia turning another year older but we will celebrate how far she has come over the year and how proud we are of her because even in the worst of times Sophia always has a smile on her face. Im so glad that i get to see Sophias smiling face everyday, its a reminder that sophia is strong and that she doesnt let all the bad get to her and that one day this will all be in the past, that Sophia will finally live a normal life like she was always meant to and we cant wait, sept. 2014 cannot come fast enough! We will have to try hard to not let those bad times get to us today, seeing Sophia celebrate and seeing all of our close family members will help im sure. We hope everyone has a great weekend, we definitely will. Keep smiling...
Posted on: Sat, 13 Jul 2013 13:40:38 +0000
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