As the day of Caden's surgery creeps closer I have been losing more sleep and more weight. Me being a nurse should know better. If mom isn't healthy and taking care of herself, then what happens to her family? Thankfully, I am beyond blessed to have an amazing husband that has graciously picked up my slack.
As many of you know, I work at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. I am on the Stem Cell Transplant unit and everyday I work I do my daily duties and go home. That's the big thing: I get to go home. I get to love on my son and husband. I get to breathe the semi fresh air of Houston. I get to sit at my dinner table and eat food that God has blessed us with. I get to enjoy time with my friends. My patients are in the hospital for a MINIMUM of 30 days, that is barring no complications. Which, as you can guess is not often. I have been dreading this upcoming stay at Texas Children's Hospital. Nurses make the WORST patients and children of nurses, God help them. Caden will be in the hospital for 5 days. That is it. Then we can walk out and watch him grow into the amazing young man that God intends him to be. Besides the immediate recovery phase, we don't have to watch him hurt. Life must be put into perspective. I am truly blessed.
I recently spoke with my SIL, Shelena. She reminded me that when life gets hard, you always have hope. Hope, such a small word, but a word that has such power and strength. A word that is getting me through this nightmare that I am facing. When we have nothing, we always still have hope.
During this Christmas season, I hope you hold your family a little bit closer. I hope you enjoy little children's eyes as they light up with happiness and wonder when they look under the Christmas tree. I hope you sing that Christmas song in the shower, not paying any mind to who may be listening. I wish you would spend a little bit of time thinking of how blessed you are. I wish that you will slow down and not mind the hustle and bustle of commercialism, but remember what the season is about. I wish you health and happiness and blessings. I wish you enough.
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