Thursday, December 11, 2014

Blog #9

A little over a year ago, tragedy struck the Almaroad family. Missy and Duff, Sam and Celia's daughter and son in law, found out that their 1 year old son had a rare form of eye cancer. 

His name is Thompson, and he was born blind in one eye. His "good" eye now has cancerous tumors behind it, and has the potential to go completely blind too. 

Missy and Duff Wagoner had some hard decisions to make. They chose to take Thompson to St. Jude for treatment. That became their second home, and a year later, Thompson is doing great! He received chemotherapy, and lots of laser treatments. As of now, his tumors have shrunk in size and the cancer is under control. 

During that time, the office was empty a lot. Sam, Celia, and Duff were busy taking care of the family in that difficult time. I was here a lot and worked some extra hours to help "hold down the fort". During that awful period, I saw what beautiful people this family really were. Their faith in God is unreal, and creates a light that shines into others. I learned that blessings can come from every situation. 

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