A Few Updates and Prayer Needed

Things have been hectic, but generally a good hectic. We thank you all for your continued caring about Rebekah and our lives and for comming back to read what sometimes seems to us to be "not much."

There are some biggees to update you with, however. Rebekah's cousin Michael (3), has a lump in his breast that we are all a bit worried about. It showed up this last weekend and one doctor visit was yesterday with another one with an expert in the works. We don't know even what to think about it and right now the doctors are looking towards an endocrinologist (hormones and body chemicals) and not an oncologist (cancer dude). Prayer not only heals the patient but it also heals anxious family nerves and, given Rebekah's journey, there are lots of anxious nerves around. Please join us in lifting up Michael and his family.

We were able to get to Gage's bone marrow drive on Sunday and the turnout was huge. When we drove up to the grade school there was not a single parking spot (legal or illegal) and the gym was packed with people waiting in line. It took nearly an hour for mommy and daddy to have their blood drawn. What an AWESOME turnout. While, yes WHILE daddy was having his arm poked one of the local news channels was interviewing daddy and they aired that interview at 5, 6 and 11pm that night. It was such an HONOR to be the ones being able to do something, however little, to help someone else for a change.

Would you all please consider going to your local red cross (see previous post a couple below this one for details) and signing up for the national bone marrow donation list. SO many kiddos, and adults) are receiving life saving treatment because of people on the national list. It is very possible Rebekah could need a donation in the future too and we would love it so much if someone that was supporting her and the blog happened to be someone who could be a donor for her. Getting on the list is easier than giving blood once you figure out the right person to talk to and the right place to go.