We have visited CHOP a few times before. In October we had to spend the night. This time around it will be 5-7 days at least with CHOP being our home away from home.
But when my eyes first saw the sign, "This is Sara's last round of chemo" hanging in a window above the atrium I had different thoughts. You know my little guy has a heart condition. But this little trip to CHOP for a surgery should fix him in the long run. He has the 2nd most common form of a heart defect.
Leukemia, cancer, bone marrow transplants, premature infants, etc. bring so many more challenges. Kids live here at CHOP weeks and months at a time. Braydon will most likely have one week stay and he is out the door good as new. I can't imagine what families feel coming here day in and day out. They can only cling and hold on to the encouragement of their families and the care and support of hospital staff. And if they know the Lord they can feel His love and His peace which passes all understanding (Phil 4). Our family has come to know several families in much more dire situations than ours and we reassure them that as we go through our adventure we remember them in prayer daily. Please do the same.
Monday, January 21, 2008
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Thanks for your reflections, Scott. We echo your sentiments and realize just how blest we are as we visit CHOP and just get a glimpse of what other families go through. Even though Braydon's experience is a real challenge for us, God is using it to reveal how God He is and how blest we really are. Thanks for your faithfulness and for being a wonderful father and husband!
Please forgive the typo in my previous comment. I guess I should just go to bed!
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