Love and Support

I have to say something about all of the amazing people we have in our life.

OUR FAMILY

Our parents, brothers and sisters have been such an amazing support system. From staying with us at the hospital, visiting Robyn, bringing food, getting medicines, lending a laptop, holding Robyn, taking our boys, calling for updates, passing along information to everyone else - they have been wonderful. I am so grateful for my families - both the one I was born into and the one I married into. They are super wonderful, amazing, great people.

OUR EXTENDED FAMILY

Our Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Grandparents and adopted families have also shown a lot of support. So many have offered to take the boys, come to the hospital to sit with Robyn, or anything else we might need. They have called to check on her, sent love thru email and texts, called to check on her and passed information around. Some have came to the hospital to visit little Robyn or just be there if we need them. Even brought Vending Machine money... :) So much love... So much support... I love these people.

FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS,
and STRANGERS

I am overwhelmed by the support we have had from our friends and neighbors. We have had so many calls, texts, emails, notes of love from those around us. It's so encouraging and wonderful. You never know how loved you are until something so horrible happens.

The Dome Family (our wonderful neighbors) has done SO much for us. They have watched the boys, gave Robyn a blessing, sat with us at the hospital, called for updates, and scheduled helpers. Which brings me to another part of overwhelming support... Because we weren't home and therefore couldn't use meals, they looked for another way to help. We have been working on finishing our basement for what seems like forever. After talking with my father-in-law, the Dome family called around our ward / neighborhood and explained our situation (daughter in hospital with heart problems, basement not getting done but NEEDS done so we can rent out upstairs to afford our house and now all the medical bills) and had people over pretty much every day we were gone working on our basement. I don't know if half the people even know who Jeremiah and I are. They just helped us because we needed help. To be good people. My house is clean, laundry is done, floors and bathroom scrubbed. My basement has new walls, mud and tape, insulation, back splashes installed. It's amazing. I like to think that I would help people if they needed it, but for these people to come over and do all that they have done and not even really knowing us - it's just a sign of true goodness and love and selflessness. I have no words to describe how much it means to me....

IN CONCLUSION...

I don't know that I knew how loved we were. I know how much I love and care for those around me, but to have such an outpouring of love and support from so many people - it's just amazing. I am so thankful and appreciative of the people in my life and my church. I'm also thankful for the people who are strong enough to work in a profession where they see sick people - especially kids - and show them them love, care for them, and heal them. I do not think that I am that strong, but I'm glad that some people are. Without them, I hate to think where I would be...

Please know that you all are loved.
That we will do anything we can to help any of you.
And that life is good.