Her pacifier, numbing cream and a sedative can't absorb all the pain when a 4-inch needle is inserted into Abbie's spine to collect fluid and administer chemotherapy. I love you. But tears flowed from the eyes of both mother and child nonetheless. Those days are the worst. And for the first time in two years, Larry and I sat together in Sunday school.
Every birthday now is even more special.
After cake and ice cream, Abbie's birthday wish came true. Her mom and dad gave her a pug puppy. Abbie named her Angel.