Keep Those Prayers Coming
Well, my friend’s son, Cab, has to have a heart transplant. They were told on Friday and officially said yes to the transplant on Saturday.
I can’t get them off my mind. I can’t imagine what it must feel like. I look at my healthy, giggling, thriving daughter and I cry.
I remember my mom crying for hours after I was diagnosed with cancer while I didn’t shed a tear. I wondered why. Now I get it–to see your child sick & the possibility of them dying is like dying yourself. I can’t even picture my life without my child. I don’t know if I could make it.
So…I’m thinking of ways to help my friends. They are not able to work right now (their home is four hours away) and the cost of a transplant is astronomical so I’m going to do some items in my “I Heart Cab” collection on Etsy where all the proceeds will go to the family. My childhood friend (and sorority sister), Amanda, and I are also discussing doing a baby/kids’ all-natural cookbook with all proceeds going to Cab.
If anyone has any other suggestions for fundraising, please let me know. I really, really want to help this family all I can.
I will let you know when I start posting the charity items on Etsy. It will probably be later this week/early next week because I’m doing an owl theme (that’s what Cab’s nursery is in) and needed to order the right fabric and ribbons.
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Oh, I can’t even imagine what they are going through. I’d like to help – if you need any help putting together the recipe book, let me know. I’ll also put some sort of owl cards in my shop later this week or next.
Let me know if there is anything I can do…I would love to help too! And I have them on my mind too!
Thanks for the update. So sorry he is going to need a transplant BUT aren’t we fortunate that this kind of thing CAN be done these days. Nat, there is a place in Charleston- house really called Ronald McDonald House/Hope Lodge that allows families with cancer-stricken children to stay for free while their child is being treated, that is it is for parents who live too far away for a daily drive. Maybe you could check on the availability of some pace like that so they could stay to be nearer their little son while in hospital. OR-maybe you know some people that may allow them to use a room in their home for this…surely there are a lot of empty-nesters that may consider this. ??
Aunt Margaret-
Thanks for the suggestion–yes, they were staying at the Ronald McDonald House while he was in ICU. They moved out of there on Monday to room-in with him once he got in a “step down” room (a room where he can wait on a heart transplant). Now they get to be with him 24/7 and are much happier.
So glad they can be with him now-know that is soooo important for them. Now, there are 4 people in that room, GOD, the baby and his parents! Can’t get any better than that.