Tony and I look forward to next week and completing the 6th and final round of chemotherapy. Tony will be coming home just a few days before Thanksgiving and we have been talking about what we are thankful for this year. There are many, many things, but at the top of our list this year are our brothers....Larry and Keith, our sisters...Debbie, Dana and Leigh......and our mothers...Bonnie and Harriett.
At Tony's Birthday party last weekend, Tony publically thanked 4 women, whom from day one have been with Tony around the clock taking care of so many of his needs. Friends Kathy Larson and Cheryl Franco, sister-in-law Nanette Leonard, and me.
Here and now, we both want to publically acknowledge our gratitude to our siblings and mothers. They have supported and cared for us throughout this ordeal, remaining quietly in the background. Their support has come in a myriad of ways...financially, emotionally, spiritually and physically. It is not an exaggeration to say that we would have not been able to get thru these dark days that have threatened our lives on every level, without them.
Bills would not have been paid, phone calls and all the business of keeping a household together would not have happened. Keeping our children feeling safe and loved through their constant communication(s), was yet another way that they banded together to keep our family from coming unraveled. Our brothers, sisters and mothers have made so many sacrifices on our behalf, they will never know the depth of our gratitude. To say they have been the "wind beneath our wings", doesn't come close to covering it. Solid as rocks, all of them. We love them, are proud of them and are humbled by their love and concern for us.
Tony and I are looking forward to Thanksgiving Day. We have much to be thankful for.
We hope you have a wonderful holiday with your family and friends.
"I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart.....I will recount all of your wonderful deeds.....psalm 9:1
God has blessed us with such a wonderful, loving family. Much love to you all! We miss you SO much, and wish that we were spending Thanksgiving with you. Give hugs to your brothers, sisters, and mothers, and thank them all for me! xoxo
ReplyDeleteOh, and Kathy and Cheryl, too!