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Nov 22 2018

What are you thankful for?

“What are you thankful for?” Somehow the question seems to have been blurred with the hustle of everyday challenges. Black Friday sales, what to bring for Thanksgiving dinner, traffic. Being thankful can mean many different things.

When your child is diagnosed with cancer giving thanks takes on many new meanings.  As a parent you are forced to let go of a lot, adjust expectations and hold onto new hopes.  You become thankful for the things that once felt ordinary. A home cooked meal after weeks in the hospital. Visiting with family and friends after months of isolation. Watching your child ride his/her bike through the neighborhood. Simply making it through a difficult day.

“Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.”  – A.A. Milne in Winnie-the-Pooh

During our monthly Parent Support Group meeting we asked some Why Me kids and their siblings what they are thankful for. Their unique perspective is below.

 

 

“School, if we didn’t have it we wouldn’t know anything.” – Grayson (L), age 8 “Family, friends and school” Thiago, (R), age 8 Both boys are cancer survivors
“I get to swim and go out with my family.” Jean Luis, age 8, currently on treatment
“My brother is safe and okay and that soon my dad will be here” – Juan Louis , age 13, sibling
“Family, friends and all of my Why Me kids” Celeste, Why Me Volunteer “My family, my friends, my dog, and polar bearing (swimming at 6am).” Yan, age 10, currently on treatment
“The holidays, family cats, dogs, friends and the moon” Lily, age 7, sibling
“Family, teachers, cats, food, friends, and the sun” Haylie, age 9, sibling
“Trains and Miguel and my mother and father” Luis, age 4, currently on treatment
“Nintendo, family, friends, and my brothers” Christopher, age 17, cancer survivor
“Surviving cancer” Christian, age 11, cancer survivor
“Marco Polo, because without him there would be no Christopher Columbus” Summer, age 10, cancer survivor
“On Thanksgiving I’m thankful for everything” Gabriel, age 7, cancer survivor
“My sister and Nintendo Switch” Jayden, age 13, sibling
“My talent for drawing and my family” Sophie, age 11, sibling
“I love my daddy” Ana, age 5, cancer survivor
“Green {the color}” Owens, age 2, sibling
“Santa and my iPad” Bella, age 8, cancer survivor
“A lot” Jose, age 13, sibling

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