Hey Guys!
Today was a busy day, we're all sitting here in the RV hanging out after dinner, and we can't even remember the date. Wow. Tim is tired, and sore, but he's keeping so positive! Last night we stayed in the Days Inn in Vancouver, which was nice. Mary, from the Cancer Foundation went with us to the "White Spot" for dinner..yummy! After a good night of much needed rest, this morning Tim and I went to Global TV. Tim was interviewed on the morning show, and I was introduced during the weather, I met the famous weather man, o boy, it was so unexpected. This afternoon, after Tim biked through the rain from Vancouver to Abbotsford, we stopped at a Tim Hortons and a couple from BC recognized us from the news...darlings, we are now famous! ;)
Did I already tell you about the Taagen? Well, he's a little guy, 14months, who has Wilms Disease, and had a tumour the size of a cantaloupe removed from his kidney! He's so cute! We met him yesterday....look!!
This morning at Tims kickoff, we met a little guy named Quinn, who loves spongebob, and takes some pretty sweet pics. He really opened up to Tim and I, and hearing his story was really moving for both of us. Quinn had a brain tumour that they removed, but is still facing aggressive treatments. Its just really hard to see an 11 year old child, who should be getting into trouble and skateboarding and falling in love with the girls that go to his school, but instead, every day he wakes up knowing that he has to face this giant. Quinn wasnt the only one we met today. Jennifer and Brandon were also really inspirational. Jennifer has been at the hospital for six months, and is now in isolation. Tim and I went in to meet her and her family, she had the biggest smile on her face the entire time. Such a joyful little thing, going through such an evil disease.
It teaches us a lesson, to look at our own lives and thank our God for what we have. We're fine compared to the kids, the young lives facing the hardest thing anybody could ever face. After meeting Jennifer, a nurse called us back to meet a young guy, also not allowed to leave his room. When we walked in, we were both taken back. He is seventeen, our age, and just found out on Friday that he has Cancer. He had blood tests because they thought he probably needed his appendix removed, and those tests revealed the Cancer. Now, he's hooked up to tubes, and monitors, and he cried...thats what really made me open my eyes to the reality of Cancer. Tim looked at him and said 'Dude, don't give up. Its gonna get better.' And thats when I noticed his eyes fill up with tears...tears that spoke the reality of his fear.
Cancer is a scary thing, mostly to the people that don't have it, because the kids that do, are joyful and encouraging to everybody around them. I'm sure this won't always be the case with every child we meet, but its been amazing to get to know some of them, and hear their stories.
Jennifer and Quinn
Until tomorrow...
xoxo
1 comment:
Hey Christa... sounds like you are having a blast.. it would be so cool to be there with you.. we would have so much fun.. what I wanted to tell you tho about really was that I pretty much cried when I read this blog..what got me was about the seventeen year old.. I mean he is the same age as me.. I think that my life is ruff.. but consider living with cancer where he is probably afraid if he was going to wake up the next day.. and that he just found out on friday.. I mean he wont get to do normal teenage things..
hang out with his buddies you know
oh and the tears.. the fact that it is reality.. that there is something going on inside of him and with his own power he can't do anything to change the fact that he has cancer.. it is really hard.. I mean his life is completely dumped upside down and pulled apart.. that is how I would feel.. but the fact that I am on Gods side makes things not easier but to know that I am fighting for my Lord.. you know.. does this kid know Christ? if he isn't i will keep him in my prayers k!!!... I should go tho.. I love you dear!!!
God Bless you sweety!!!
Connie <3
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