Well I became one of those crazy people

I love quoting my kids, they’re all facinating and really just all around excellent kidos. Cameron: “Dad you’re cray cray” and yep I was and yep maybe I am. Yesterday was one of those hard days, they don’t come that often which I’m thankful for. All thoughts, conversation and actions send your mind back to Jacob, back to treatment, back to how important our next scans are, to thoughts of the 8th, 9th & 14th floor and to all the other kids and parents going through this daily heartache. So after a long day at work and with my mind not right I did what anyone would do, I started going through Facebook just looking at people’s posts reading and trying to pass a little time. While reading I came across an old buds post of this past weekend where he was down in the med center with a girl I think is his girlfriend, I say “think” because I haven’t talked to him in like almost 20 years, and thought it was a good idea to post something along the lines of, “sadly we know that area too well”, then posted Jake’s website, said hope all is well and then moved on to read other people posts. Yep, I bombed an old bud’s post of him sharing his nice weekend with, “Hey my kid has cancer, hope all is well, peace out”. I woke up this morning and was like, “You did what?” and Cam’s quote came to mind “Dad you’re cray cray”. Throw in, I’ve never posted anything on FB before, I don’t have an account, used my work marketing account, and just wow! So Jon, sorry dude if you’re reading this. I don’t know how to delete stuff off FB and to be honest I’m little nervous to head back over there.

Then I start reading Jacob’s site and Mardon’s blog below. I don’t know if she’s leading this crazy or if I am. For the record I put one thing in the cart and thought she was saying superlose which was not on the label! Married going on 24 years Hon, kind of know by now when we’re shopping together I’m there to hold the kid or push the cart not add things in.

So as a “hey we maybe a little crazy right now but really we’re not that crazy” I thought I’d post a gallery of what’s been going on with us. Also like to end my posts with a kid quote. Yep two of them in one post this time. Have to set this one up a little. I walk in from work last night to Jacob watching TV.

Me: What’s up Jake.

Jacob: Yeah my poop’s green.

Sums it all up right there…

-henry

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So we have a TV star!

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While we were inpatient this past week, Tina Daniels, our wonderful friend and Candlelight Lady came by with a Texan football for the kids on the floor to sign and take pictures that went in to a special video supporting our Texans. Jake’s in there twice! Lots of our friends made the video, including two of Jake’s favorites,

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Mackenzie and Pearl. Don’t you love seeing all the kids with their big smiles? They are all beautiful and amazing fighters, happy to cheer on their home team. Kate helped Jake write his name on the ball and then Jake drew a smiley face all by himself. As they say, the good with the bad… some yucky chemo with the joy of signing a Texan football for a real Texan football player who we are honored to say thank you to as he gives his heart and time to the kids of Texas Children’s Hospital and Cancer Center… go Kareem Jackson! (We have more pictures that didn’t want to upload to this post for some reason, so we’ll get them uploaded to the website somewhere else.

Thanks!

As we go through this journey friends shine and do amazing things for my family.  Chisum Whorton is one of these people. Chisum is a past employee at TWFG and shows up every once in a while at work. He showed up shortly after we received Jacob’s diagnosis, listened to my shock and shared some great advice. He then proceeded to do extremely amazing things for my family. I can’t thank you enough Chisum. Jean Bronaugh is another amazong person who has become a beacon of hope for us. Her huge heart, caring nature and love that she continually gives my family and me is truly inspiring, thanks Jean.

A little while ago I got this wild hair to play soccer again and met a guy named Rick Gonzalez.  This is another truly amazing person.  His continued selfless acts are admirable. He recently held a raffle for an iPad, the video is below. We didn’t even know… Thanks Rick.
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Happy New Year and here’s to a kick butt 2013!

Thanks!
-henry