A lot of people don’t “get” the blog world. Or the Twitter world. They think that the friendships you make aren’t real. I’ve said this time and time again how many REAL friends I’ve made online- either through this blog, Twitter, or message boards. They’re people I laugh with. People I cry with. People I connect with. People I pray for. It just so happens that last night as I was chatting with some Twitter friends, we got word that Anissa Mayhew had a stroke and is in the ICU. Anissa has a daughter Hannah’s age. A daughter who has battled cancer. Her baby has had cancer. That in itself is enough of a hurdle without now battling her OWN health while her babies, all 3 of them,  wait for her. I know people might not “get” this. But the second I heard about it, I was devastated. Sad for her that she puts her whole life into her daughter and now she’s helpless.

Last night Livie woke us up at 4 am and stayed awake. We turned on the TV and let her giggle and play while we laid in bed with her. Yes we were tired. Of course we would rather be sleeping. But instead I looked at Hubs and told him that there are so many parents who wish they could  be doing this with their babies right now. Parents who have had to live through what I believe is the worst tragedy ever—losing your child. Thinking about Anissa who would love to be healthy and at home up with her child at 4 am instead of in the ICU–I’m most appreciative for my health and my family’s health. At the end of the day, it’s all that counts. That we’re happy and healthy.

Please pray for Anissa. Pray for someone that I’ve talked to a few times on Twitter but who has made me laugh a million times and inspired me even more.

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If you want to help Anissa and her family, I put a donate button on the sidebar.