Friday, September 17, 2010
Friday, September 10, 2010
Our friend, Twiggy & Bugs in 3-D Book
We've had this book for so many years. My boys LOVE it. We found a Praying Mantis last night and this morning we took this book out. Bugs in 3-D We were taking J to get ice cream for his birthday when he discovered a Praying Mantis on the car. He worried about the guy not getting back to his family. We put him in a container and brought him back home. He's a cute little guy. J immediately looked up what a Praying Matis eats. I like them! They eat cock roaches, flies, spiders and wasps, to name a few! J named him Twiggy.
Friday, September 3, 2010
We Lost Another Shwachman-Diamond Friend Today
David Smyth passed away today. He developed leukemia and needed a bone marrow transplant. Unfortunately, there was not a bone marrow donor match in any of the marrow donor registries around the world. Saving David Smyth was a website set up to help find a match and keep people updated on his condition.
It is always a shock to lose another Shwachman-Diamond friend. We know all too well that it could be us losing a child one day. Back in 2006, early 2007, they felt Joseph may need a transplant. We were close enough that they ran him through the registry (Prelim search) and found that he had no matches. I cannot imagine the pain that David's family is going through....but I can really appreciate the statement, "There but for the grace of God go I," today.
If you have not registered to be a bone marrow donor, please consider joining the registry. You could Be the Match and be the one to save a life. http://www.marrow.org/
We received the bone marrow biopsy results back this week and things look okay for another year. We're the lucky ones right now. I cannot imagine losing a child. Please keep the Smyth family in your prayers.
It is always a shock to lose another Shwachman-Diamond friend. We know all too well that it could be us losing a child one day. Back in 2006, early 2007, they felt Joseph may need a transplant. We were close enough that they ran him through the registry (Prelim search) and found that he had no matches. I cannot imagine the pain that David's family is going through....but I can really appreciate the statement, "There but for the grace of God go I," today.
If you have not registered to be a bone marrow donor, please consider joining the registry. You could Be the Match and be the one to save a life. http://www.marrow.org/
We received the bone marrow biopsy results back this week and things look okay for another year. We're the lucky ones right now. I cannot imagine losing a child. Please keep the Smyth family in your prayers.