I follow so many pages of so many children battling cancer and other illnesses. In many of these stories, mom is with the child at the hospital, and dad is at work and keeping things running at home.
Now, I stress that this is NOT always, but it is so frequent.
The day that Patrick was brought to the ER, his dad was doing just that. He was on his way to Pennsylvania to start a new job. He would visit whenever he could.Ron, Patrick's dad, could not be at Patrick's side during all of his treatments, yet he was, and continues to be, one of Patrick's biggest cheerleaders, and his feirce protector.
The other day while walking into work, the song Puff the Magic Dragon came onto my ipod. Since I was a child, I could not listen to this song without crying. I have always considered it to be one of the saddest songs.
As I knew Childhood Cancer awareness month was coming soon, I thought about so many dad's that have stood by their children during treatment.
The Dad who came running with whatever his daughter wanted to eat.
The Dad that stayed home with the other children and kept the house running while mom was in the hospital with the child going through treatment.
The single dad who cared for his child during treatment.
The dad's who has said goodbye to their children.
These dads could not protect their children from cancer, no matter how loud they roared.
To all of the dads out there fighting this battle with your family, we are with you always.
Now, I stress that this is NOT always, but it is so frequent.
The day that Patrick was brought to the ER, his dad was doing just that. He was on his way to Pennsylvania to start a new job. He would visit whenever he could.Ron, Patrick's dad, could not be at Patrick's side during all of his treatments, yet he was, and continues to be, one of Patrick's biggest cheerleaders, and his feirce protector.
The other day while walking into work, the song Puff the Magic Dragon came onto my ipod. Since I was a child, I could not listen to this song without crying. I have always considered it to be one of the saddest songs.
As I knew Childhood Cancer awareness month was coming soon, I thought about so many dad's that have stood by their children during treatment.
The Dad who came running with whatever his daughter wanted to eat.
The Dad that stayed home with the other children and kept the house running while mom was in the hospital with the child going through treatment.
The single dad who cared for his child during treatment.
The dad's who has said goodbye to their children.
These dads could not protect their children from cancer, no matter how loud they roared.
To all of the dads out there fighting this battle with your family, we are with you always.
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