***Interestingly enough, Facebook is not showing the posts I am putting out for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month to very many people. ***
Why is that?
Are people really not interested in seeing ‘awareness posts?’
Maybe, they don’t think it is applicable to very many people? I mean they might be right—childhood cancer doesn’t touch that many people right?
It didn’t ever touch our family…until it did!
I wonder if maybe people really think it could never touch them? If you have children in your family, whether your own, grandchildren, nieces, or nephews, your family is at risk.
Let that soak in… those precious children are at risk.
If you wait to be aware until you need to, it will be too late. I knew about Neuroblastoma 14 years before Millie was diagnosed. Our Church Family Class teachers had a young son just older than Katherine who passed away after being diagnosed with this wretched disease. I watch in horror as they laid their little boy down in death and no one could change it.
Then I forgot… I forgot how horrible cancer was to children.
Until one of my homeschooling mama friend’s son was diagnosed with leukemia. Again, I prayed and watched and gratefully he found healing.
Then I forgot… Cancer seemed far away. Maybe it was something adults got, but not kids…right?
June 20, 2019, came around and my sweet baby girl was diagnosed with cancer. No longer could I forget that kids get cancer. In fact, I will never forget again. I will never again turn my head, duck my eyes, or walk on past.
Now—now I will stop, smile, ask, and pray. I will share this journey. I will embrace the mamas that walk their babies to heaven and leave with a broken heart. I will be a friend to the hurting even in my own pain, because now I can never forget.
I hope by sharing Millie’s story that you see the truth of this disease. How much these kids miss out on when they fight cancer. How horrible it is to the children and their families and how devastating the loss if they lose the fight. I hope in my words you hear a little of the pain.
But I also hope you remember that the things of this world, including cancer, will pass away.
As each of our lives come to an end, we need to make sure that we chose Jesus. Millie lost to cancer, but she won with her life in Christ. I want to do the same.
***If you know someone that my words would touch, please feel free to share. My heart is to share the GOOD NEWS along with the real and raw details of my grief walk with others that need encouragement. Love you all!
#InSeptemberWeWearGold for all the kids that are fighting and for all the kids that are in heaven after their fight ended. #ForMillie
Blessings sweet friends…
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I still believe in Millie’s Miracle
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