Today marks a first anniversary of sorts for us. It was November 24th, 2010 (a Wednesday) that marked something our family is especially thankful for. One year ago today we were all at Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis. Jude was a patient in pediatric intensive care, and it was on this day in 2010 that he entered surgery, an especially uneasy time for us.
Just days before, on Sunday, November 21st, 2010, Jude had a seizure for which we rushed him to the hospital. We would learn rather quickly that the seizure was caused by a cancerous tumor in his brain. The surgery was to remove the tumor.
The most difficult week of our lives took place at this time last year, and left us with immense gratitude. Learning that Jude had brain cancer was devastating to us, but a year later, he is doing very well. That surgery that he had a year ago today was all the treatment Jude needed, and all the treatment he has received. A year later, he is well recovered. He has had three MRI scans since then, each looking better than the last. Not only has there been no sign of cancer thus far, but his brain has been healing well from the tumor and the surgery to remove it.
Jude is doing so well that most people would have no idea what he went through if we didn’t tell them.
Thanksgiving will forever be a time that our family reflects upon our own thankfulness for many things, but above all we are most thankful for our son Jude, a health 4-1/2 year old boy, full of life!
Happy Thanksgiving!
I’m so glad to hear that Jude is doing well. What a wonderful blessing he is. Your family has had such an incredible year, between learning of his cancer and Asher’s birth – so much to be thankful for.
Absolutely! It started out horrible, but got better quickly, and has (for the most part) only gotten better. Praise the Lord!