Hannah’s Journey

Another month gone, and I realize that I haven’t updated in a while. Speaking of months, I think about how when my children were born, for the first 2 years of their lives, everything was measured in months... one month old, two months old, etc. When my child passed away, once again I count in months, only now, it’s how many months she has been gone from us. It’s times like this that I am so glad that I have my faith. I know that I will see Hannah again some day, and that is a great comfort.

We have been trying to keep busy. The boys are all doing well in school. Nathan has come home several times, sometimes with friends, sometimes by himself. He is going to accompany me next Wednesday to the parent bereavement group at Sloan. Bill is not able to attend, and we will be going back up to the pediatric floor for a holiday dinner. This will be the first time I will be back up in the hospital since Hannah passed away there, and Nathan is coming with me for support. I don’t think I could do it by myself. We went to see Colin the first weekend in November for Parent Weekend at Syracuse. We attended a football game that Syracuse won (only their second win this season) and enjoyed spending time with Colin. I forgot to mention last time I posted that Colin achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. We are very proud of him and know that it was very difficult emotionally for him to see it through, so this award is especially meaningful and a true testimony to his inner strength. Austin achieved the rank of Second Class Scout and is almost finished with the requirements for First Class. He also finished his first season of Cross Country, and improved with every race he was in. He had a wonderful time being part of the team and made some great friends.

Hannah’s buttons have arrived and Austin will soon be selling them to continue raising money to donate for childhood cancer research. They came out beautifully, and I proudly attached one to my purse so that I will always have it with me. Bill and I are so proud of Hannah, and also of Austin, for doing this for her. We pray that a cure will be found soon, so other families do not have to experience this heartbreak. This Thanksgiving, even though it will be so difficult for us, we thank God that he gave us Hannah. He has truly blessed us.