Hi all! I (Emily) have created this blog to give us a better way to communication information with friends and family regarding Rion's tumor (herein referred to as Morton.) FaceBook wasn't the best means for me to share as many details and up to date information as I would have liked. Most posts will be typed by me but if Rion or anyone else decides to share something, we definitely make that clear.
Please feel free to comment and ask questions if you want clarity on anything. I will try to share all of the information and details as they become available. With Rion having such a large family, it has become increasing impossible for us to call everyone and fill them in when we have news... last night took 3 hours just to call immediate family and update them as to what happened at the 2 doctor appointments we had yesterday! It is our hope that each and every one of you understand that we regret we are unable to personally call and explain what is going on. But Rion is still unable to talk very well on the phone and it really wears him out to try (more on that to come) and honestly, I am pretty worn out from the events of the past week and trying to juggle going back to "life as normal" ie work, bills, obligations, etc and managing/ organizing the treatment. So hopefully this web page will allow us to keep everyone in the loop and as informed as possible without taking hours on end to verbally communicate after each new development.
We thank everyone for their continued prayers, kind words, and support. I firmly believe we would not be holding up so well if it weren't for the prayers coming in from all over the world. It's hard to believe that a week and a half ago our lives were totally normal and now we have churches in India and all across the United States praying for us. We feel so loved and blessed to have this support group that has literally built itself up around us. Our God truly is an awesome God and we know He is going to carry us through this and see that Rion is fully recovered.
I am going to try and be as open and honest as possible so that you can gain insight into exactly what is going on. I struggle with trying not to sugar coat things and say that we are fine when really we are not. Since so many people have offered to help, there very well may be times that we reach out if there is something specific we need. My independent spirit and pride make me want to handle everything myself but it's becoming apparent I can not do that and keep my sanity.
In closing, thank you again and again for your prayers and offers of help and your grace in understanding that we want everyone to be a part of this journey with us and will try to maintain as much personal contact as we can. Please feel free to email me gahendersons at yahoo if you have any thing private you want to discuss.
We love y'all!!
Emily, Rion and Morton
