Today I went to visit my friend Deborah and her daughter Lauryn at Children's Healthcare. Lauryn had a bone marrow transplant a little over a week ago in an effort to cure her sickle cell anemia. She was in my class a couple of years ago and her brother, CJ, is in my class now. CJ is her donor. I was a little nervous before my visit. A children's hospital is something I had only seen in movies until today and I wasn't fully prepared for the feelings that surfaced while I was there. Thankfully, Lauryn was all smiles and in great spirits! We painted a picture together for Cade. She paints every day and is collecting pieces that she paints with her visitors. She plans to give them to everyone once she leaves the hospital.
Lauryn has been through so much in the past few weeks including chemo and many other medicines that, I'm sure, are making her feel just awful. However, she continues to smile so bright and is a joy to be around. Her positivity despite all that is going on in her young life is inexplicable and truly amazing. She is such an inspiration and kind of makes me feel silly for allowing myself to get stressed about about little things that are completely unimportant. I am looking forward to my next visit!
No comments:
Post a Comment