While being a voice for these kiddos, I would be remiss if I neglected to make perfectly clear the gravity of their situation.
So, today, I want to show you rather than merely tell you about the reality of Childhood cancer.
Every school day, there are 46 kids newly diagnosed with some form of Childhood cancer. That's a sharp blow right smack in the gut for at least 46 families. Thus the lives of not just those 46 kids but every family member are forever changed.
What I'd like to put into perspective today is the fact that by day's end, there will be 7 new Angels fitted with wings. 7 kids whose Earthly battle has been written down in God's books; they sit in Jesus' lap as He holds them close and tells them that though they have now become Angels they will NEVER be forgotten down on Earth. 7 candles whose flame may have been extinguished, but whose radiance will burn on in our hearts forevermore!
You may or may not have met them. I know them through their family, I've read about their journey, I've come to love each one of them. Any one of these children could be yours, every one of them has earned their wings!! Beautiful, amazing, strong, courageous, wise beyond their years. Their names are forever etched in my soul, they are part of what I call my family. None of them asked to join, nor did I; but because of the path we were all set upon, we have become 'family.' (All of us - Angels, Warriors, Survivors and members of these families.)
This is a fight that we ALL need to be part of. Our children are our future; without our future, what have we got??
A few reminders:
~NEVER think NOT my family, NOT my child; because the fact remains, IT COULD BE YOUR CHILD.
~cancer doesn't give a damn who it strikes - but WE DO!!!
This is one war that we, as a family, are very determined to win; one we WILL win!
TODAY...WE FIGHT!
