but it also brings more heartache and tragedy than you can imagine.
I hear stories of other young children going through their battles and all I can think is that my family doesn't even know what hard is. Yes, my brother lost part of his leg, but yesterday he got his prosthetic (which he is doing so well on!) and come 2013, cancer will be a fight we won.
Warning: This post has been written through tears.
Last night, Porter's cancer buddy, Tristan, had a post on his fb page that broke my heart and has left me on practically in tears all day. He tells of his friend Hunter. I have not met Hunter, but if I saw him today, all I would be able to do is hug him. Like Porter, he has been in and out of Primary's trying to fight Leukemia. This is Hunter's story from Tristan's post:
"...Our dear cancer buddy Hunter just got done with a bone marrow transplant because of a relapse. While he was still in ICS recovering his mother suddenly passed away from a heart attack. That was on September 18th. Today they learned Hunter's cancer has returned a second time and that tehre is nothing they can do for him. They told his father, who just lost his wife two weeks ago and a baby girls 12 years ago that they needed to take his son back to Wyoming and make him comfortable for his last days here on this earth. Hunter is nine years old. He gets it. He is still mourning the loss of his beloved mother and now learned he will soon join her.
I am asking for you to please send Hunter a card. I want to flood his home with uplifting cards so he knows that we care. Please make them happy and uplifting. He is nine years old and loves legos and nerf guns. He also has an 11 year old brother (his only sibling) that I am sure could use some kind words and love as well. Please send them to:
3800 Sunset Drive #17
Rock Springs, Wyoming 82901"
Another blog about a littler girl named Cami who just finished her fight with cancer, posted a few of Hunter's journal entries. I thought those were particularly moving. They are:
Bad Week
Written Sep 29, 2012 3:43pm
My dad will help me keep this updated for everyone, as
many people know I lost my mom, she went back to live in Heaven on Sept
18th, and on Sept 27th my dad and I found out that my Bone Marrow
Transplant didn't destroy the cancer and it is back. I have to go back
to the hospital on Oct 2nd and we will discuss what needs to be done to
make me better. We hope and pray that there are better days ahead.
Busy Week
Written Oct 3, 2012 12:55pm
Hello everyone, thank you for looking me up on my page. I
love the support and love. I went to the doctor yesterday and I found
out that my cancer has progressed to the point that it is no longer
treatable. It hurt me to know that I may not live to be old and
experience what my dad and mom did. I was scared until I had a really
good talk with my dad. I know that my mom will be there to get me, but
not until I have had my fun here first. I have so many things I want to
do with my brother and my dad. My Make a Wish has being started and I
will be going on my Disney Cruise, I am so excited. Dad is going to take
me fishing this weekend if the weather is good. I haven't been fishing
for a very ling time and I can't wait. I know that my Heavenly Father
has a plan for me but I hope he will grant me some extra time to do all
the things I want to do. Thats all for now, thank you.
*You can read Cami's post about Hunter here.
To be so strong at only 9 years old. To have to face trials that grown adults struggle to make it through. To stay so positive. I can't imagine how hard his fight has been. He is a shining light, a boy who inspires me. I would like to join Tristan, Cami, and their families, by encouraging all of you to send him your love. Please remember his dad, Phil, as well as his brother, Buster, in the words you send their way.
Again, their address is:
3800 Sunset Drive #17
Rock Springs, Wyoming 82901
Rock Springs, Wyoming 82901
