Hope is the thing that is willing to take a chance on the future. Hope is the capacity to see something on the horizon that we are willing to move toward. If our hope gets us from today to tomorrow, and in that new day we are ready or able to deal with something we thought we couldn’t face, then hope has done its job. There is a worse thing than false hope. It is no hope.
(I promise my blog thought I've been promising for two weeks by the end of the weekend. It's turning into a thesis! Don't get your hopes up too high though, I'd hate to disappoint)
**Carrie, the Blue Moon is for you ;-)
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Wow, Ann...he looks SO good! He looks happier, a little thinner--but GOOD, healthy thinner, and totally engaged and amused by life! SO much better than the after-the-surgery pics! He looks...recovered.
Super wow! Jack looks great! Ann, you must be so pleased.
Btw, reading "Changed By A Child" makes me think that you could write this book even better. It's a great book so far. I'm crying through the whole book.
Hi Ann, I haven't checked in on you guys in a while. Jack looks fantastic!! I'm so happy to see that. I hope you are enjoying the spring. I think of you often. Love, Kathy
Our son, Jack was born with an unknown subtype of congenital muscular dystrophy. Jack's disease caused him to have severe muscle weakness and he was ventilator dependent from four months of age until his death at the age of 15. This blog started out as a way to keep family and friends updated on Jack's spinal fusion surgery in the summer of 2006. Thereafter, it has become a window into Jack's life and the lives of those who loved him.
Our beautiful son died peacefully in my arms on January 5, 2014. Jack's journey is over. As Jack's mom, I now have to figure out how to live "Ann's Journey". I'm not sure where I go from here, but I know that wherever I go, Jack will always be with me, in my heart and guiding me in all I do.
Thank you for riding along with us on our journey.
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Wow, Ann...he looks SO good! He looks happier, a little thinner--but GOOD, healthy thinner, and totally engaged and amused by life! SO much better than the after-the-surgery pics! He looks...recovered.
Way ta' go, Jack!
Super wow! Jack looks great!
Ann, you must be so pleased.
Btw, reading "Changed By A Child" makes me think that you could write this book even better. It's a great book so far. I'm crying through the whole book.
High five Jack!
Love Kerry
Is that Jack's g-tube feeding for the weekend? LOL! Looking forward to reading your thesis Ann.
CHEERS! Ann/Jack ~ Thanks for the beer! Can't wait to have one with you in person instead of over the phone.
Jack looks great and very happy.
Love,
Tess
Ann,
Jack looks great! Cheers to you all!
Wow, Jack looks awesome - must be the beer! lol
Now that's the kind of diet I like. Cheers!!
Kerry, I'm reading 'Changed By A Child' too, have to keep switching to something different though, that keeps the tears at bay a little.
Hugs to all
Juliexxxxx
Hi Ann,
I haven't checked in on you guys in a while. Jack looks fantastic!!
I'm so happy to see that. I hope you are enjoying the spring. I think of you often.
Love,
Kathy
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