One Winner at a Time!
Happy Mother's Day! Erik woke up and while he was busy getting ready, he looked at me and stopped what he was doing for a second and wished me a great day. Little did I know that this mother's day would be very special in many ways. Around this time of May of 2003, I was finishing my last Chemotherapy of Adriamycin and Cytoxin. Long year of treatment with Chemo, Radiation, Surgery and More Chemo was finally coming to an end. I remember frantically thinking that I needed energy to plan a small birthday party for Erik, which was coming up quickly,,,on May 27th. The complex thoughts of the year drove me to pray, so I can remain well until at least he turns 15. Don't ask why I picked that age of 15...Erik turns 15 on May 27th this month. I am in awe of the blessing of life. Very grateful to have seen him grow up the last 10 yrs. He is almost my height or just barely passed me up, which is also amazing remembering back how he was always the smallest in ...