Tuesday, February 12, 2008

about gramps...

hey guys, an update...sorry i haven't posted, it has been so crazy!
we had some MAJOR scares, but it looks like Dad is back on track. His recovery will be slower than usual, but it will be a recovery, which is the best news in ten days.
We are looking at a few possible rehab. centers and then madi and i will go and live with him a few weeks to take care of him/things.
whew...way too close a call for my comfort level:) thanks, again for the prayers.
NOW we are on countdown for our CMN ambassador trip!! we leave March 11th!!!!-Rhonda

Thursday, February 07, 2008

Grampa update #2


Dad is "out of the woods" for now physically and we are on the long road to recovery... thinking positively and grateful beyond words that he has fought to this point.

Monday, February 04, 2008

Gramps update

I am sitting in the waiting room of St. Joseph's SICU. Dad had to have his surgery done on Saturday due to complications. He is not bouncing back as we would hope. We need many prayers, please. Miss Madi is beside herself... Her Gramps is soooo important to her. ...and to me...and PJ and Carrie and Taylor Jean and so many others.
-Rhonda

Friday, February 01, 2008

Madi's Gramps...


My Dad, Madi's Grampa, found out today that he will undergo a triple bypass on Monday or Tuesday at St. Joe's in Syracuse, NY.
Anyone who knows Madi knows Gramps...cuz he goes on EVERY trip to Pitt. and is her guardian angel...now, we need angels and prayers for him.
When Madi was first diagnosed, it was my Mom (her Nana) who took the first steps get Madi and I on our way for hospital and surgery...she was my rock. We lost her to brain cancer in 2001.
Since then, Madi and Grampa are inseparable. This is so very hard on her... we expect that the surgery will make him feel worlds better, but this is one more fear and one more thing for Miss Madi to handle.
I will keep you posted as his condition IMPROVES... prayers are asked for and welcomed.
God Bless...Rhonda

Another one I had to post...


A Pair of Shoes

I am wearing a pair of shoes. They are ugly shoes. Uncomfortable shoes. I hate my shoes. Each day I wear them, and each day I wish I had another pair. Some days my shoes hurt so bad that I do not think I can take another step.

Yet, I continue to wear them. I get funny looks wearing these shoes. They are looks of sympathy. I can tell in others eyes that they are glad they are my shoes and not theirs. They never talk about my shoes.

To learn how awful my shoes are might make them uncomfortable. To truly understand these shoes you must walk in them. But, once you put them on, you can never take them off. I now realize that I am not the only one who wears these shoes. There are many pairs in this world.

Some people are like me and ache daily as they try and walk in them. Some have learned how to walk in them so they don't hurt quite as much. Some have worn the shoes so long that days will go by before they think about how much they hurt.

No one deserves to wear these shoes. Yet, because of these shoes I am a stronger person. These shoes have given me the strength to face anything. They have made me who I am.