My friend's daughter is out of the hospital, back in the New York apartment she shares with her fiance, and planning a small wedding.
Her leukemia is in remission, yet she needs another round of chemotherapy and doctors are very guarded about her chances of surviving 5 years. This confuses Ed, because he loves his daughter and wants definitive answers where it seems there aren't any.
But while it d
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oesn't look like she has a long and healthy life ahead of her, her death is no longer imminent.
Last month they were rushing ahead with a small wedding because they believed his daughter's condition was terminal and she wanted to die married to the man she loves. Now the reason for the small, intimate wedding -- in New York instead of here in Chicago -- is that she doesn't want any of her girlfriends to see her gaunt and without hair.
Wanting to be a pretty bride is such a sweet, normal dream for a 24-year-old. Normalcy is just what this family needs right now, and this is very good news.
What good news!
ReplyDeleteWonderful. Continuing to keep her in my prayers.
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