44 treatment weeks down, 12 to go!! I think I can, I think I can….
Brooke’s treatment is paused again this week as we wait for her counts to recover. She’s scheduled to be admitted next Tuesday so we can knock some more chemo weeks out of the park!! This girl is simply magical the way she continues to dance right through everything. Even with a front row seat to her amazing perseverance and propensity for joy, it’s still incredible!
Brooke, I feel so very blessed to be on this journey with you and to be the one who’s hand you reach for as you walk this path. You are an angel in my life, teaching me so many things, and shining your light and inspiration on me and so many others! I love you more than I can express. Even on the days when I’m pulling my hair out from exhaustion and feel like I can’t possibly cater to one more request! I do appreciate how well you can name your needs and desires most days and am constantly impressed by the creative coping methods you come up with so that you can keep choosing joy. You are phenomenal.
And to Aidan, the unsung hero in our family. What a prince you have become. You are so kind and sweet and decent to me, your sister, and your nana. You watch everything revolving around Brooke and all the attention, gifts, and catering she receives, and instead of jealousy (of which I have seen not one moment of), you are her biggest supporter! And mine too. Not only do you do everything that’s asked of you with such a great attitude, but you constantly look for ways to do more – you carry things for me, open doors, give hugs and shoulder rubs, and make it your personal mission to make your sister smile anytime she is not. I am so proud of you and I love you so much it aches.
How did I ever get so lucky to be mother to these amazing people on such an incredible journey? I know it looks like a nightmare from the outside, and believe me there are many harrowing moments, and breakdowns and tears and things to grieve. Through it all though, I really am incredibly blessed.
