I read about Brian and Katie and their little girl, Emily while Poppy and Pete were napping. And it took a good deal of self-restraint not to go wake them up and squeeze them both. It’s easy to forget some days what a blessing it is to have healthy children.
Emily has a cancerous tumor growing at the base of her brain. Despite her doctors’ expectations, she survived an initial surgery. Since they’re temporarily relocating for Emily’s care, the family is facing extra living costs on top of the medical expenses.
I can’t imagine going through what that family is facing.
If you’d like to help them out financially, you can do so here through PayPal. The family has also set up a trust fund at Bank of America. According to their friend’s site, “This means that you can walk into any Bank of America location and make an anonymous donation into the account for Emily Mandell.”
I’ve been trying to take a good portrait of The Grandkids for my in-laws for years. It was hard enough to get a photo where no one was making a weird face when there were only three kids. Now that there are six of them, I’d assumed it would be impossible.