Everyone has a story...

Everyone has a story. Yesterday when I went back with dad to the area where they do his vitals and observe him after his injections, the lady who had been waiting on chemo with her son was in there. Do you remember me talking about the little boy who was waiting with his mother to have chemo, and a volunteer was taking him to get lunch? This little boy was about nine and was very restless while his mother was waiting to have chemo. She told him to get comfortable because it was gonna take another four hours. That was over a week ago. Yesterday, like I said, the mother was in the same holding area with dad. So, today I was telling him that she was the mother of the little boy I had been talking about. The nurse, who is a middle aged man, says to us "The story gets even better than that". This little boy lost his father to cancer about 4 months before his mother was diagnosed. The catch is, she isn't even his real mother, but the only mother he has known. The nurse said that this little boy is very aware of what cancer is and fears for his mothers life. He is in school as much as possible but sometimes has to come with his mother because she doesn't have anyone to pick him up or take care of him. His teacher has started taking him home with her some to help out. She lives on a farm so has a lot to keep him busy. The nurse also said that he and the other nurses had their team meeting last week and have decided to make this little boy their project during the upcoming holidays. Granted, material things are nothing compared to having a mother and father but I know these nurses will brighten his day.
As we are discussing this child and the staff here, the nurse tells us that so many of the nurses and staff here have their own story. This particular nurse, has a 22 year old daughter who was diagnosed with leukemia when she was 2 years old. He said she was treated here and even at that time the nurses were unbelievable. He himself spent hours here as a frightened father. He said the nurses here are what inspired him to go back to school and become a nurse himself. I expect this is probably the case with alot of the staff.
As for dad, he had a very good morning. He ate a light breakfast and a sandwich for lunch with a little fruit. I told him his injections were not going to make him sick today. His response was "They're not?" , like he really believed me. We will see. I will give another update later. I just wanted to share those stories while I had time. Much Love, Shannon