One of my friends on FB "liked" a link about a boy who died playing sports. I decided to read it to try and understand why he "liked" the link. The story goes that a 16 yr old star athlete collapsed after making the game winning basket and later died upon arriving at the hospital. They don't know the cause for why he died yet. I then read a bunch of comments below the article by random readers which mainly entailed a fight about someones belief about if there is a God or not and whether people should be praying for this poor kids family and whom they should pray to. It was ridiculous.
Anyhow, I then checked my email and found a note from a cousin of mine. Quick back story, they have 4 boys ranging from 6 yrs to 19yrs old. 2 of the boys are very healthy, one is partially blind and has seizures frequently and one of them has a disease that is yet to be determined or understood. They frequently travel back and forth to a hospital on the east coast trying to determine what is going on with their youngest boy. As I was saying, I received an email about the boys today and its more struggle. The youngest has pneumonia and will need steroids and more drugs and they are hoping to keep him out of the hospital. The other boy is possibly going permanently blind in both eyes and his brain is changing in ways that aren't positive causing him more and more seizures (I don't quite understand so please forgive me).
It absolutely breaks my heart to hear of young kids hurt or sick or dying. Many friends of mine deal with different issues from weight gain or lack there of, hospital visits frequent or rare, broken bones, cancers and much more. I think on days like today I just sit back and watch my kids and I am so thankful. Whether it is to God or to genetics or to luck, I don't know. I think things happen to everyone at different degrees and how we all get through it shows the type of people we are or will be. My kids are healthy and happy and I am so fortunate. We have our mishaps here and there, but on the whole we are very lucky. I wish everyone can say that, and those that cant I hope they know there are people all around them that cant wait to help however they can.
Good outlook. I am very grateful my son is healthy and when I read that story about the athlete dying after the game, I know I took a moment and said a prayer for him and said thanks for the health of my son.
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