Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Cancer sucks and so do mean girls
I've had an awful week and its only Wednesday and to tell you the truth I don't see me cheering up anytime soon.
Let's go back to Sunday, sitting on the couch after an Italian dinner made by yours truly to include baked ziti and cannolis watching the Oscars. My oldest is sitting across from me working on some homework assignments and her phone buzzes. (before you judge yes she is aloud her phone while doing her homework, until she makes me see that it is a distraction I don't see why not, ie she gets good grades) Anyway, he phone buzzes and she starts yelling "Mommy" and crying. I'm standing right in front of her I don't understand the drama and tears. She then proceeds to tell me that her friend she has grown up with and the boy I consider my "son" has been diagnosed with leukemia. I wanted adult confirmation b/c unfortunately she has been told that before about another kid and it ended up being a sick rumor. She said i couldn't call anyone because she wasn't suppose to know. BTW "screw that" first thing Monday morning I got my confirmation and that's when my world crumbled along with the worlds of everyone who is connected to him.
I decided right away I needed to help the kids cope. If I'm having an internal struggle than they all have to be too, right!?! Noone understand CANCER >>> no reason no rhymes just BAM its there. One minute your at the doctors for a stubborn cold and next your sitting across the desk of a doctor telling you and your mom your have leukemia. WTH!!!!!!! So After looking and seeing what I could do for the kids at his middle school i decided on ordering those silicone bracelets and personalizing them. I figured I can buy them in bulk without going for broke and he could wear one along with his peers and draw from it. I asked several of his close friends what they should say and viola! i ordered them last night before bed. 200 to be exact figured that should be plenty for the kids to pass around. So fast forward to this morning. I am co admin to his prayers page per the request of another mom who works and can accept the request fast enough. So I log on first thing so I can accept these request and BAM right there at the top of the news feed is a girl calling the bracelets "GHETTO" to the boy i was dedicating them too. Needless to say the tears i had been holding back since Sunday, came flooding out of my eyes like a waterfall. I may be an adult but some things still hurt even as we age. And someone being down right petty and rude and trying to one up me and others at a time like this makes me ill. I didn't just do it for my daughter. i did it for all of them. ALL OF THEM! But most importantly i did it for him!
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