I wasn't sure if I was going to write about this on here, but the truth is, my life has been impacted immensely by this story... so it only makes sense to tell about it.
I followed the blog: http://themcclenahans.blogspot.com/ when they found out their 10 month old daughter had cancer. Little Cora fought bravely for 3 weeks and sadly passed away earlier this month. She was only 11 months old with a whole life ahead of her to live. A bunch of ladies from the "blog world" have decided to make stuff to sell on Etsy.com in honor of baby Cora. All proceeds will benefit the playground they are building in memory of her. Here is the Etsy link:
http://www.etsy.com/search_results.php?search_type=tag_title&search_query=Cora+Paige
So, this brings me to my point. I have never, for one day, taken my baby for granted. When I was 16.5 weeks pregnant, I got a devastating call from the Dr. saying the baby had a 1 in 10 chance of having Trisomy 18. Pretty bad odds if you ask me. The research showed Jedd and I that if our baby did infact have this, there was no way he/she would survive. It was the longest night of my life waiting to hear from the Dr. to find out when our emergency ultrasound would be. We were lucky. And we still are lucky. Audrey was born right on time and is 100% healthy.
The night we got those horrible odds thrown at us, I prayed. I prayed long and I prayed hard. I had already felt the baby moving and we had already bonded. I just couldn't imagine letting go. My point is--- I don't pray often. Is that a fault of mine? Maybe. And you won't ever hear me talk about God or my beliefs a lot, I'm just not that type of person. But I do have faith and I do pray long and hard when I feel that I need someone to look over me. I believe that on May 2, 2008-- my prayers were answered by our baby girl being healthy. I also believe that on October 15, 2008 when she entered this world, our prayers were answered again. A beautiful, HEALTHY baby girl.
Now I pray a lot for Jess and Joel McClenahan and the loss they have experienced. Their baby girl reminds me so much of Audrey with her chubby cheeks. I pray that they find comfort in their memories with baby Cora and that they begin to heal.
If you are interested in purchasing anything from the Etsy sale, thank you! Jedd and I definitely are planning on buying some goodies for our baby girl. We are lucky and we are blessed. And we are THANKFUL.
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I heard about Cora from another blog. I'll check out those Etsy sites. I'm thankful for you that your baby is perfectly healthy. I didn't always have faith; it took major life altering events for me to see that God had been there all along, patiently waiting for me to recognize him and have a relationship with him. I hope that's what you have as well. :)
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