GLIO attacks the innocent among you !

They say that brain cancer shouldn't hurt because the brain can't feel pain - boy did someone get that wrong - GLIO hurts, it hurts those it touches, it hurts the person with it living inside of them. D complains daily sometimes hourly of headaches, last night on his 3rd trip to the bathroom, before I had tucked him back into bed he asked me in the span of less than 3 minutes if he had had a headache pill 3 times- I reassured him that "yes, you just took one." I crawled back in bed for the 3rd time, covered up and he shined the flashlight in my eyes and said "did I have a headache pill?" I reaffirmed my answer and then got out of bed again and decided to go ahead and change his pain patch. 3 a.m. or 6 a.m. if it would help with the break through pain and help him to sleep a little let's do it.

Glio hurts the ones you live with and the ones you love-no, it's not growing in our brains, but it grows in our hearts and our lives. Last night, I cried after CarterDean, Jill and Jeremy left. Carter Dean loves his Papaw so much, he doesn't understand why he can't stay like his Bubba does.

It's hard to explain that it's not him - you can't, it's GLIO and as I have said it hurts - it touches you and you don't know when, where or why it will strike. Carter Dean is a love, a sweet, sweet child who deserves better that GLIO allows him to receive. We all overcompensate in ways to both Ian and CD trying to find ways to beat GLIO at her attack. In the end she will win, but we will and must accomplish something in our time that she can't - we can not allow the hurt, pain and suffering she causes to be our focus - we have to become bigger, closer and bonded tighter in the love of GOD - our strength is in the LOVE for our family and the way that we gather to gather in those few precious moments and make sure that CD gets that extra special love from his Papaw so that his memories will remain constant when GLIO has caused her greatest pain. We will not allow CD to be robbed
of the greatest gift of all - the love of his Papaw !

Memories are for a lifetime - GLIO is only here for awhile !

The LORD is close to all who call on HIM. Yes, to all who call on HIM sincerely. PSALM 145:18 NLT