Six kids……That’s how many children Will has met… and lost to the same disease he’s fighting.
Friday night, as we sat in the living room, Will said,
“Mom… Kaylie died.”
And in that moment, I already knew where his mind went… because this is a big week for us too.
Kaylie and Will had connected on social media a few months before we went to MD Anderson back in November. The day we were discharged to make it home for Thanksgiving, Kaylie and her mom made a special trip up to our floor so those two could finally meet.
These kids… they form a bond that most of us will never understand.
It doesn’t matter if they live across the country or only meet once. They get each other… because they’re carrying things no child should ever have to carry.
Will looked at me and said,
“Mom, that’s the 6th kid I’ve met that’s died from the same disease I have.”
And how do you respond to that as a mama?
There’s no prepared answer for that kind of question.
All I could think to say was,
“Well… you’ve been worried about if you made it to Heaven before me or Daddy… if you’d know anyone.
Well right now… you’ve got six cancer warriors waiting to greet you, standing with Jesus, loving you the second you walk in.
I think that’s a win.”
Charlie had a friend over for the first time, and we kept everything light like we always do.
Our house will never be a place of gloom and doom.
I want these kids to know…
Fear isn’t something to be ashamed of. Death is something we all face—none of us are promised tomorrow.
And Heaven… is not a place to fear.
Please pray for Kaylie’s family. The weeks after are the hardest… when the world keeps moving, and you’re left trying to figure out how yours just stopped.
And please pray for us.
We have CT scans of Will’s chest and abdomen at 8:00 this morning, followed by immunotherapy. More scans are scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday.
Last night, Will had us feel the spot in his jaw… and now you can feel it through the skin. It’s bigger. Radiation is scheduled for Thursday.
I keep telling myself,
“It’s in God’s timing.”
But if I’m being honest… I’m not patiently waiting.
I’m just waiting… because that’s all I can do.
This is out of our hands now.
We’re also praying for answers on when his PET scan will be rescheduled.
