Friday, July 21, 2006
Dealing with it
Amy may have overdone it a bit today as she was exhausted when I got home from work at 5:30 today. Her mother made supper for all of us again. She made Spaghetti and mashed potatoes. I so appreciate her help and concern, both her and Amy’s father have really bent over backwards for us. Thanks Dick & Sandy!
Have you ever had to prepare for a trip? Make sure that you’d packed enough clothes, stopped the mail, arranged to have a neighbor water your garden, get someone to take in your dog. And if you’re leaving an older child behind, you have to tell them to remember to lock the doors, to clean up after themselves, to bring in the mail, to walk the dog, to call if they need anything, etc? Now, what if you were leaving on a trip, but the deal was, you were are never coming back?...how would you prepare?...what would you make sure was done before you left?...what would you make sure you told your neighbors?...your friends?...your family?
Amy and I have had many discussions throughout the past 6 months about if she didn’t survive this battle…what she would like done…what things I needed to remember. For instance, details about when Brittany graduates. Please don’t misunderstand, Amy isn’t admitting defeat, she isn’t giving up! She intends on fighting this with every once of strength she can muster! She’s preparing herself for a trip that may come earlier than anyone expected, but is hoping wont come for many many years. She has told me of songs she wants sung or played…things about the children…things about us…a consolidation of memories and wishes, of plans and dreams. As upset as I get and as hard as it is to hold it together when she talks about these things…I listen as intently as I can so I wont forget…wont forget her desires…or her ideas.
Are you packed?...prepared? If you’re not…if you’re not sure, I would be willing to talk to you about it. Most of you know how to contact me and if you don’t, leave a comment and I’ll contact you.
This is Amy's story as seen and told by me - V
Have you ever had to prepare for a trip? Make sure that you’d packed enough clothes, stopped the mail, arranged to have a neighbor water your garden, get someone to take in your dog. And if you’re leaving an older child behind, you have to tell them to remember to lock the doors, to clean up after themselves, to bring in the mail, to walk the dog, to call if they need anything, etc? Now, what if you were leaving on a trip, but the deal was, you were are never coming back?...how would you prepare?...what would you make sure was done before you left?...what would you make sure you told your neighbors?...your friends?...your family?
Amy and I have had many discussions throughout the past 6 months about if she didn’t survive this battle…what she would like done…what things I needed to remember. For instance, details about when Brittany graduates. Please don’t misunderstand, Amy isn’t admitting defeat, she isn’t giving up! She intends on fighting this with every once of strength she can muster! She’s preparing herself for a trip that may come earlier than anyone expected, but is hoping wont come for many many years. She has told me of songs she wants sung or played…things about the children…things about us…a consolidation of memories and wishes, of plans and dreams. As upset as I get and as hard as it is to hold it together when she talks about these things…I listen as intently as I can so I wont forget…wont forget her desires…or her ideas.
Are you packed?...prepared? If you’re not…if you’re not sure, I would be willing to talk to you about it. Most of you know how to contact me and if you don’t, leave a comment and I’ll contact you.
This is Amy's story as seen and told by me - V
# posted by Vince @ 9:24 PM 
