Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008

First post of the new year! I just finished reading some of the websites I read daily, some of the other kids/families I have "met". I had to share from one of them, a little boy, Coleman, age 4 also with medulloblastoma. He recently has had a recurrence of his cancer. Coleman has a twin brother, Caden. Boy, do they make me laugh. They have a wonderful family and live in Iowa. His mom often posts videos of the boys. Wow, are they energetic! And so funny too! She says they are lately on a Barack Obama kick. Since they live in Iowa, they are being bombarded right now with tv commercials. Here are a couple excerpts from her last few posts on his site:

"Coleman is still doing political ads every few minutes. Yesterday morning he whispered in my ear, “mommy? Det up. It’s time ta Det up now!” I still had my eyes closed and told him “uhhhuh, Coleman, just a minute” He leaned back down and whispered, “This is Ba-wock Obama ann I ‘impwoove’ this message!” What a good way to start the day- with me giggling my head off! " and also this: "They have two new sayings since Christmas. The first is “Barack Obama” which usually comes out… ‘a rock a bomb a’ and they repeat it, rhyme it, {a shock-a-tomma} etc. I guess they like the rhythm of it. Just when it dies down, another commercial is in the background and it starts all over again. Coleman wants to know WHY the guy is ALWAYS on Tv anyway? "

His website is www.carepages.com, site name is ColemanScott in case you would like to read for yourself. I just wrote to the Obama campaign to request that he visit this family, we'll see if I get a response. The family is tackling this recurrence head on, and I pray that Coleman is one of the ones that beats the odds. If anyone can do it, he can.

I also wanted to share with you a very special gift we received for Christmas this year. My 2nd cousin (???) Anna and her family in St. Louis sent us this amazing lucky horseshoe. In part, Anna writes "horseshoes represent good luck. I think this one represents the love that many friends and family have for you. It also holds your courage and strength that each of you have displayed. It represents the smiles that you bring to many faces from your can donations, games and fun stuff you bring to the hospitals, the yummy cookies you bake and share with others. Now close your eyes and pictures a horseshoe." And WHAT a horseshoe is it! It is a shoe from one of the Budweiser Clydesdales in St. Louis, where Anna and her family live. I have not seen Anna in several years, since she wasn't able to come to the family reunion 2 summers ago. What a thoughtful gift, we were just amazed!! Check out the pictures.
We will find a very special place for it. xoxo Kim