Emma Stays The Night!
Emma wanted to write today’s post. Her words, her heart… sweet Emmy. Me and my family missed school today to see Jacob in the hospital and to meet with Ms. SaraBen our Child Life Counselor. It was cool to talk to Ms. SaraBen. She talked to us about Jake and cells and his cancer and we took a tour of the hospital and got to see all the fun stuff here for patients and their sisters and brothers. I want to go sing at Radio Lolipop. It’s a music studio where you can preform and tape music that plays on the hospital TV station. I’ll bring my guitar and record a song for my baby brother. My family and I miss Jake and so sooooooo much we have only seen him twice in three weeks. Jake and I played Dinosaur games. Later he found out that we all were leaving “Nooooo Emma!!” he cried sadly, while stretching an arm out to me as if I was leaving forever. It was horrible to see our little angel so sad. My dad said “Okay, Jake, Emma can stay if you want.” Then I saw in his eyes something I rarely saw, yes it was him being so excited for the first time since he had done his chemo treatment. So there it was, Jake, Mom, and I all sleeping over at the Hospital. As we were playing the Dinosaur Puzzle, Mom went downstairs to get Chick Fil A and when she came back, me and Jake were still playing the dinosaur game with his little toy dinosaurs. The part that made me happy was to see him with a bright smile on his face, and his eyes so beautifully blue. With his new haircut he looks like an angel with some of the tiny daredevil in him and it made me so proud. We started watching an episode of Monster High and I just noticed OH MY GOSH he was eating
and not just a tiny nibble he was eating little chunks and peices of the chicken nuggets Mom tore up for him and soon he started to eat french fries. My heart felt like it was going to explode, because I was so happy we were having so much fun and he was smiling. He was a little angel of surprise and he is so handsome with that new little adorable mohawk. Later we saw the lalaloopsee ad and we looked at each other at the same time with the same horrified look on our faces. We also took a little walk through the hall with Jacob. Mom said it is the first walk Jake had in 12 days. I got to do it with him! We put on our shoes and I noticed hey Jake was wearing his new dinosaur sneakers that Mrs. Jeanne gave him. He wasn’t in the wagon though he was actually walking. For the
first time I actually saw him walking and I was so happy. I told myself “What a day God has blessed us and will heal our little boy, Jacob.” As I wait for sleep I concentrate on how God has blessed our
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mhickford
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Thank you, so much! Its so cool to see you all typing on my little post Blessings to y’all!! It made me smile that all my friends are being helpful and courageous, plus Jake is healing and is our Brave Little Warrior! Thank you so much. Thank you for being nice and posting awesome comments here!
~ Emma
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laura
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I don’t think I can cry anymore! What a sweet note from Emma. You can truely feel/see the depth of her love for her brother! I’d love to come up and see him when y’all go back in… just to bring you company and to bring a toy to Jacob. Your persistence and endurance in this race is remarkable and encouraging. We love your family so much.
Let me know if I can be hands and feet to your family while you stand by Jacob.
Love you —
Laura & Adam Sanders
(Harmony Science Academy)
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Jeanne Hoppens
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Dear Mr. & Mrs. Hickford,
Please check in to the treatment offered by Sloan-Kettering in New York. 3F8 Monoclonal Antibody (Hu3F8). MD Anderson is the sister hospital to Sloan and has a wealth of information. My grandson had stage 4 neuroblastoma and missed this valuable treatment. There are success stories from having this Antibody.
God Bless.
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Gene Vaughan
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Fabulous!
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Paula
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Sounds like Emma is just what the Doctor ordered.
Btw-lovin the poster on Jake’s door!
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mhickford
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We LOVE it too!!!!!!!!! Thank you to Mrs. King’s 7th Grade Class at Trinity Lutheran School! The dinosaur in the shape of a J was especially clever. Some realy artists in this class.
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Teresa Goebel
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Dearest Emma: What a true Girl Scout you are! Brave, sweet, and so strong! You are going to be a great doctor someday! Thank you so much for being YOU…We love you and all of your sister scouts are praying and their parents for your little brother to eat, walk, get strong, and get out of there HEALTHY and CANCER FREE! You are a true healer! Brad said to tell his Buddy Jake “hi”.
XOXO,
Mr and Mrs Goebel, Rita, Rachel, Brad, and Grandma Rosa
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Amanda Humphreys
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What a wonderfully written post! Jake is so blessed to have such an amazing family. We pray for you every night for God to work his healing on you and your family. We love you Jake!
Your cousins,
Brian, Amanda, Addie, and Amelia
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Lisa DeLue
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Wow, Emma, what a great writer you are! You were just the medicine Jake needed at that time.
I’m so happy your family all got to be together with Jake, and so happy he was able to eat, walk, and play.
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Julianne Srirama
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What an awesome day you got to have 😉 It sounds like Emma was just what the doctor ordered for Jake to have a great day! Big hugs for all of your family! ~Jules
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Jenn
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Yea Emma!!! You were the special medicine that Jake needed so that he could start to feel better 🙂 I’m sure having his brothers & sisters around him made his heart so happy. Alex, Morgann & Ian, and me & Michael, are all praying for your family to be happy, healthy & all together again VERY SOON!!! We love you <3
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Jessica
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This was the sweetest post! Jake is so blessed to have to the most amazing family by his side throughout this whole process.
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Amy
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This is the sweetest post ever. Emma, what an amazing girl you are. Your mom and Jake are blessed to have you there. I know it made your mom’s heart happy to see you with your baby brother. God Bless you all.
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Michelle
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This Made my day! I am so happy to hear that Jake is eating, walking, and spending fun times with Emma!
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Meghan
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Oh Emma, I’m so proud of you. This is beautiful. I love you sweety!
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Lyndi
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What a beautiful and thoughtful sister you are, Emma! You have surely been a blessing to Jake and to your mom by loving him so, and you are an inspiration to us all. Sweet, beautiful girl.
Praying Always,
Lyndi
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Ali
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Oh my Emma! Beautiful sweet girl. You wrote such a touching update for all of us. What a gift you have and what a blessing you are to Jake and your family. we miss you terribly and Mackenzie misses you too! I am glad you got to keep your mommy and Jake company and witness what sounds like a GREAT day for Jake. As we rocked you and your sister in the NICU as babies, we always new you guys were special. Well here it shows! Love and hugs to you sweet girl!!!
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Tracy
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Absolutely beautiful Emma!!!! I am so glad he was walking with you. Love you all so very much and I know God gave Jake the best brothers and sisters ever! Give your Mom the biggest hug ever from me sweet girl!
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Sarah
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What a wonderful sister you are, Emma! You are all so incredibly blessed to have each other. So, so happy to hear that he ate, played, and walked today! Happy tears & prayers of thanksgiving!
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Erin
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This is the BEST!
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