Anders has developed a new trick. He can turn on the music box in his mobile by just kicking it. Last weekend, we had to take "his guys"--the small stuffed animals that rotate in the mobile--out of crib because he is too old for them. We left the sound system and the projector, which now projects onto the ceiling rather than to the umbrella to which his guys were attached.
On a non-Anders note, please keep Kjersten Hanson-Smell in your prayers. She was a classmate of mine at good old DHS and we were confirmed together at First Lutheran Church in Decorah. She was a pediatric/NICU nurse at Gunderson Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse, WI. Kjersten has been fighting esophageal cancer (a form of cancer that old-guy smokers usually get, not healthy 25 year old women) on and off for the past five years. Her time on earth appears to be ending. Kjesten's battle with cancer has been inspirational. Here is her caringbridge website: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/kjerstensnell
I have been thinking about her a lot since her condition took a downward turn. I have been hugging Anders tighter, and Anna. The means of expressing one's feelings about profound trauma are riddled with cliches. One of those cliches, that resonates with me most of all during this time is that "each day is a gift."
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I looked at her Caring Bridge site even though I have no idea who she is and started reading the journal entries. Since I witnessed my mom deal with cancer, I have a special place in my heart for anyone with the disease. Kjersten has been through so much and remains so positive. I feel like I know her after reading so much about her. What a horrible disease.
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