It’s Thursday morning, and it’s time.
It’s time not only for monthly bone scans for our friend Will Roberts, but it’s time for nerves and worry and chewed nails.
Ralph, AL’s Will Roberts is 14 years old.
He’s had parts of one leg amputated, he’s had recent radiation to treat new spots, and now comes two long days of scans and prayers.
Will’s mom Brittney has been offering up sweet thoughts from her heart.
She offered up these words on what she was feeling yesterday:
“Every morning this week I’ve held my breath a little longer as scan day draws near.
“Will woke up with arm pain today, and I waited… wondering how long he’d make it on his second day back at school.
But I never got that call.
He pushed through and stayed all day.
“I thought days at school would allow me more working hours, but I’ve worried more wanting to stay near in case he needed me than when he was at home.
“Tomorrow (Thursday) and Friday are full days of testing.
And somehow, in the middle of the unknown, I feel a peace I can’t fully explain.
Over the last 13 months, with every hard day that passes, my trust has grown deeper.
Who can hold their breath forever?
At some point you have to surrender it all to God.
“Thursday we begin getting answers on whether this arm pain is new tumor growth or just side effects from the daily chemo pill.
“We’ll wait through the next 48 hours and keep marching forward, trusting whatever comes next on this journey toward survival and take today as a win for a whole day completed at school when we were just hoping for half days!!!
“Thank you God!!”
As a cancer survivor, I felt the anxiety of scan days- I can’t imagine the the worry parents have for their child with cancer.
I hope we can all team up to support Will, his parents Jason and Brittney and his sister Charlie.
I know the Roberts will be grateful.
