Mom's that rock...

So I just got the coolest phone call. I'm going to leave her name out of it...just in case she doesn't want to be known. It was a mother of a little girl that we met while Jake was at Children's last December. Our family shared a room with theirs. They were by far one of our best room mates! If I remember the story right (and if I butcher it...I'm so sorry), anyway...dad went to daycare to pick the little girl up after work, just like any other day. When they got home she kept complaining that she couldn't walk. Dad felt like something was a little "off" with her, but couldn't put his finger on it, so he just continued to watch her for the evening. With in a few hours of being home, the little girl either collapsed or had a seizure. Dad took her to Children's...all I remember from there was that the little girl (about 3 if I remember right) had a huge brain tumor. A tumor that NOBODY ever knew anything about. Obviously the parents were so scared not knowing if their child had cancer or what was going on with her. She had also lost some use of one of her hands, and I think she was having a hard time walking. We ended up leaving a few days after she had been there & the parents were still waiting for her test results to come back. I, going thru what we went thru with Jake the previous 9 months knew a little bit of what this mom was feeling. And it was heart breaking to say the least. You just want to take all the pain and worry away and tell them it will be ok. But the truth is, you just never know. The only thing I could tell her was that she was in the best place possible & to be thankful her daughter was still with her. I also remember that the little girl was there on her birthday. You all know how big of a sucker I am for birthdays...so I went to the gift shop and got her a little necklace and a balloon. Ahh, it's all coming back to me now. I went from extreme happiness that her mom just called me, to heart ache just remembering what what little girl and her family went thru. Anyway, the little girls mom called to tell me thank you for being so upbeat and helpful to her in her darkest time. And to tell me that her daughters tumor was very low grade meaning if it did spread, it would stay in the brain and not go out into the rest of the body. How amazing is that?! She also said that she should probably should be worrying about it more than she does...but she isn't! I LOVE IT! That is EXACTLY the way I feel. Why worry when things are on the up and up. Enjoy these little people every second of every day. So for "mom" out there...THANK YOU for thinking of me/us and calling! You sounded so happy & I am so so glad to hear your beautiful baby girl is rolling with the punches like a champ! Good job!!