Micah Ahern went on the Kidd's Kids
trip with us last year. I went to the Ahern home to chat with them before the
trip and they made me feel right at home. Before I left, little Eden was
running around in her undies. I'm pretty sure there was an argument over queso.
Nolan told me that he wanted to make sure to take his "little
friends" to WDW with him. He loves reptiles. Linda and Maurice just
brought Micah home from five days of isolation in the hospital and they were
telling me about the restrictions he had to follow. He couldn't share food or
drinks with others in the house. He couldn't use the same restroom or snuggle
with mommy or daddy if he had a bad dream. But the treatment he was doing
seemed to be working, so it was worth the sacrifice.
Micah went in for scans the other day
and it turns out that his treatments aren't working anymore. He's going to be
put on hospice soon. His family is forced to face the likely possibility that
they will lose their little boy to cancer.
It's always been in the back of their
minds. Linda works in health care and isn’t naïve enough to think that Micah is
invincible. But he’s been doing so well. This just sucks.
No matter how much time you have to
prep for it, losing someone you love isn’t easy. Losing a child, though. The
Ahern’s have four kids total, so there are three other kids that have to wrap
their heads around the idea of losing a sibling. How does a parent possibly
come to terms with any of this? I don’t know.
Here’s my thought. Maybe as quickly as
Micah’s scans turned bad, maybe they can turn good again. Maybe through the
power of a LOT of prayer things can change again. Miracles happen every day,
don’t they? Why not make one happen for Micah? It’s worth a try.
Would you please take a minute and post
this link to your page. Prayers for Micah. Keep a strong little boy keepin’ on.
Send some love his way and maybe the power of love and prayer can prove to be
stronger than the power of medicine. Maybe?
Completely heartbreaking. Prayers sent for Micah and his family!
ReplyDeleteI just love super hero Micah!! He's a inspiration to us all!! I work with Linda and she is more than amazing as well!!!! Praying so hard for such an amazing family!!! Xoxox
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