October 16, 2010 in Uncategorized with 2 Comments

Grayson has actually had a good couple of days!! Yesterday, we were able to visit daddy’s work and help out a bit with some upcoming youth events. Grayson napped most of the time but it was nice to be able to actually leave the house! There are times in life when you would give anything to stay home and just hide out but then when you’re completely prevented from leaving your home you wouldn’t believe how eager you are to just GET OUT!! The cabin fever sets in way quicker then I would have thought. We were also able to get the boys their halloween costumes! Aren’t they cute!?!? We’re all excited for the upcoming holiday and, of course, the boys are excited for all the candy!! Even something as small as shopping for halloween costumes or simply taking the time for an impromptu family photo in the bathroom mirror mean so much more today then they did in our “old life”. Every smile is another moment for a memory!! Please pray for us as Gray’s starts another round of chemo in just a week. He has five straight days of out patient chemo which is six full hours each day. We have alot of family who are willing to help sit with Gray and entertain him while he’s receiving treatment but it still seems overwhelming. Recently, I overheard a friend talking on the phone updating the person on the other end of the call on any news about our family and how Gray has been doing. As she spoke, it hit me, she’s talking about us. Sometimes it’s still unbelievable to me that we’re a family with a child suffering from cancer. I think it’s even harder to comprehend, at times, because Gray is still so much himself. He doesn’t even seem sick. It was almost like an out of body experience to hear her talk about…well, us! Almost eery. Also, please pray for me and my family as Gray will soon begin to experience side effects from his chemo. I know that once we begin to see physical signs of his cancer it will seem all that more real. We just need strength during this time.

We do want to give a big shout out and say “thank you” to the Mustang High School Student Council for hosting a carwash today that was dedicated to Gray and helping raise awareness for childhood cancer! It never ceases to amaze us how far reaching Gray’s story is and it’s even more humbling to see the outpouring from such a wide range of people. Even young people are finding their own way of pitching in and showing that they care! We really appreciate what you all did today!

“You said you’d never leave or forsake me, When you said this life is gonna shake me, You said this world is gonna bring trouble on my soul, This I know. When everything falls apart your arms hold me together. When everything falls apart you’re the only hope for this heart, When everything falls apart and my strength is gone, I find you mighty and strong, You keep holding on, You keep holding on. When I see darkness all around me, When I see that tragedy has found me, I still believe your faithful arms will never let me go. Sorrow will last for the night, But hope is rising with the sun, It’s rising with the sun, There will be storms in this life, But I know you will overcome, You will overcome!”  -Fee (Everything Falls)