My Mom got very sick just before the new year while my parents were away on holidays and while she recovered from that she then came down with a really bad cold. For someone who rarely gets sick it was a tough stretch for her. Then we found out that Emma's birthmom had come down with a severe case of H1N1 and it affected her heart. There was some concern that she may have to have open heart surgery but they were able to treat her with IV antibiotics for many weeks and I am not even sure if she has been released yet. Shortly after hearing about her we found out that my brother and his whole family were also hit with H1N1 and while he and the kids recovered my sister-in-law (who is expecting) also had a severe case of it and they ended up moving in with her parents for many weeks because she was too sick to take care of herself let alone their 5 children. Next, Chad's Baba Sakaluk passed away. Baba had lived a good long life and in the last few years she no longer recognized family or knew who anyone was but that doesn't mean that saying goodbye was easy. It was nice to see all of the family but I think we are all looking forward to the family wedding this summer rather than being together at a funeral. Not so long after that a man that we knew through church and also as patients at his chiropractic practice passed away suddenly. He was a strong, healthy 40 year old who took care of himself and we were all in shock when we heard he'd had a massive heart attack. He left behind a young wife and 2 little ones, the youngest of which was only 1 week old when his Daddy passed away. What a heart-breaking time! While I didn't really have questions as to why God would take him at such a young age, because I know each of our days are numbered and God alone knows the number of our days, I did struggle with his family so suddenly being left without him and all that that really means. Thankfully his wife has a strong faith in the Lord and she is being carried through this by the prayers of so many people. Then in the last couple of weeks Chad's Dad got very sick and ended up in the hospital. It took the doctors quite a few days to figure out what was going on for sure but they did eventually and were able to start treatments so now he is on the road to recovery. This last week Emma has been quite sick and I have been worried about her. She has only been sick about 3 times but every time it seems to go to her chest. I am thankful that this time I was prepared with homeopathic medicine and essential oils and she is feeling so much better today.
See what I mean by it already being a long year? That's alot to happen in the last not even two months! The light at the end of the tunnel? We are going on a nice long vacation! We are leaving on Monday. Flying to Kauai! My parents are already there. We have been talking to Emma about it and how she gets to go on a plane and we are excited to show her the ocean and sand and just to be somewhere warm. Our winter has been really cold, colder than normal, too cold to spend time outside playing. It will be so very good to just walk out the door and play in grass and sand and enjoy the sun. Chad needs this trip. He has been stressed and tired and he just needs some time away. We are definitely looking forward to it!
I truly hope the rest of our year is filled with much health and happiness and good tidings!
Here is a little video for you of our Emma...
