There's a popular local restaurant in Laguna Beach called the "Penguin." The owner is a woman who's maybe in her late 30s or early 40s. Her very young son (I think about 11 years old) has brain stem glioma. Doctor says he has about 6 weeks to live and the operation, which they hoped was going to help him is not going to do any good. They are starting radiation anyway to see if it can miraculously do anything at all.
My heart breaks at the thought of the pain she must go through. She always looked so sweet and happy at the restaurant. Always so upbeat and positive.
When I look at my little baby, I feel as though he absolutely is my
life. Everything revolves around my little Oli. I am currently blessed
to have a healthy baby and know that I will truly do my absolute best to
cherish every moment with him for as long as I live. In fact, I feel as
though I really don't want anymore children because I can't risk pain
you can feel for children if they get hurt. I know that there is a lot
of joy to having kids but the fear is also there. I would not be able to
handle pain if anything does go wrong.
It made me look back at some of the pictures we took, while he was in the NICU during the first week of his life:
Then he started to grow:
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| December 21, 2010 |
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| March 7, 2011 |
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| March 22, 2011 |
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| May 18, 2011 |
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