THE GRINSTEAD FAMILY

THE "C WORD"

Our lives are once again turned around because of the "c word" or cancer. Last year, one of Allie's friends (Hunter) was diagnosed with cancer. We were so sad. He was 6 or 7 when diagnosed. He fought a long, hard battle and WON! YAY Hunter!

Last weekend, we found out that one of Jake's good friends (Will) was diagnosed with leukemia. I felt like someone punched me in the gut. Why would another child have to deal with cancer. It stinks.

Over the summer, we spent countless hours with Will and his family. Will & his twin brother were on Jake's baseball team. We spent time at doubleheaders together, after games we had dinner, we had picnics on Sundays and spent lots of time on the practice fields with them. This just plain stinks!

Jake is old enough that he knows what cancer is. He knows you can die. He's scared for his friend. Lots of questions were asked and answered. The worst was when he asked if Will would die. I had to answer I hope not. Obviously, I can't say for sure and I don't want to lie to him. I did bring up Hunter and Jake's former teacher, Mrs. Marshall. Both are survivors. Hopefully we can add Will to our list.


Please pray!