Ghost-writing again for Max...('cause it pays so well). Week #4 was another interesting week... Max & I attended another "graduation" luncheon this week. Every one of these is a emotional, humbling, gratitude-to-God experience. This week a little girl named Humaira from London graduated among about 5 others. We got to know Humaira at Staybridge Suites where she, her parents and little brother have been staying since the middle of May while she is receiving proton radiation for a brain tumor. She has lost all of her hair due to chemo treatments and is anesthetized every day for her proton treatment, but smiles more than any person I know! One of the other graduates (a middle-aged lady) had the mike at the luncheon, speaking about her journey and broke down...Little Humaira (about 6 years old) runs up to her from out of the crowd and hugs her legs, consoling this lady by telling her everything was going to be all right! Everyone was reaching for their luncheon napkins. Yep, all of life comes into perspective when you spend an hour every day at ProCure.
We also spent one evening with some other ProCure patients at the Cattlemen's Steakhouse which is the oldest restaurant in Oklahoma (over 100 years old) and located where the old ancient stockyards were. While there we could just about visualize the rugged cowboys on their horses driving in the herds of cattle in a cloud of dust.
Shane is going down with Max this week and will be celebrating his 30th birthday in OKC while I go back to work. We continue to feel humbled by all the support from our family, friends and colleagues...you are all so awesome and we are blessed to have you in our lives.
The link below is her video at the Graduation Luncheon.
Max will have 18 treatments completed at the end of this week. 26 more treatments to go.
Humaira
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