  "There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place where colors are brighter, the air softer, and the morning more fragrant than ever again." ~ Elizabeth Lawrence |
 Watering the Plants in Great Auntie Alice's Garden...   Close-up of one of Auntie's Pansies |
 Enjoying Our One Day of Summer!  |
 Our Sweet Little Blooming Flower. |
 The Smile on her face is the last important detail before she descends the slide...Weeeeeeeeeee!! |
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Now that's a determined march!  |
 At the Lake in Hope, BC |
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What happens in Vegas...  Stays in Vegas!  Photos not actually taken in Vegas, we stayed at a little motel in Hope, BC (a couple of hours from home was about as far as our vacation funds would take us). |
 Scarlett found her parking spot! |
 Mother's Day at the Park with my two favourite people...    |
 Taking Dolly for a Stroll (funny that's how I end up strolling with Scarlett too, the stroller only contains them for so long!)  |
 Little Ray of Sunshine Peeking Through the Trees...  One of Auntie Alice's Pink Peonies just starting to Bloom. |
Life is
exhausting when everything is so new and exciting!
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| June 25, 2008 Deep breath…sigh of relief…tears of JOY! I have trouble describing to people who haven’t traveled the journey that Frank and I have, what it feels like when you have had a child born with this dreadful disease. Watching your first-born daughter, a dear little soul, struggle her whole life to do all those things we take for granted… and then that terrified feeling when you learn that you are once again expecting, if you have even dared to try. The silent agony… the fears… the anticipation… the hope… the pleading… and the desperation of wanting to shout out to the world just how happy you are to have a little one nestled within and yet you wait in silence… not wanting to share until you know what your heart wants so desperately to be… Until that day (which you long and dread for all at the same time)… when you receive that long-awaited call… the call that will tell you whether or not your un-born child is affected or not with Krabbe. Agony does not even begin to sum up how you live through those long weeks of waiting… It has been quite the journey… our first daughter, Chloe, passed away from Krabbe on December 2, 2002 at the mere young age of 22 months. Bless her soul. Then on August 30, 2005 we gave birth to our second daughter, Scarlett, who was also born with Krabbe. I can’t even begin to tell you how horrible it was to receive the news for a second time. Like someone was kicking me in the gut again and again. It knocks the wind right out of you for a very long time. How could you face this again?? How would you survive?? Thankfully, Scarlett’s life was miraculously saved, very shortly after her birth, by a cord-blood stem cell transplant. The treatment was horrendous, but oh my goodness the results are astounding! Scarlett is now a rambunctious, amazing, spitfire of a 2-1/2 year old with little-to-no signs of Krabbe. You would never know to see Scarlett all that she has been through and all that she has overcome. She is like any other toddler, full of life and character. Well… let’s get to the point of this little tale shall we… we learned this morning that our third child (a very big oops! that’s what happens when you live with your in-laws and have little to no private time! you go a little crazy when they are out!)… Anyway, I digress from the point… we did something we shouldn’t have and now we have a wee little one who is quite happy and content within my 3-month womb. Well, wonder of wonder, we learned this morning (after 3 weeks of an excruciating wait) that our little one is Krabbe-FREE!!!! Our un-born baby (another precious girl) is by all indications - HEALTHY!!!!! I have been crying since the moment we received the call this morning. I have never been so stumped. Frank and I have been so accustomed to bad news that we never ever expect good news. Sad I know. I’m sure so many of you can relate. You just get to the point where you think bad is lurking around every corner that it takes forever to catch a break. Well I am here to tell you that sometimes… sometimes… good things really DO happen to good people! Never ever did I believe this could happen to us, but thank goodness to heaven it has!! This has been one of the happiest days of my life. The funny thing is that we were just heading out the door when we got the call. We are on a little 4-day excursion for my work. I am working at a pediatric conference in Victoria, BC and we are staying in a beautiful hotel (paid by work) over-looking the ocean. We took a 2-hour ferry boat ride to get here and it is beautiful! I will be busy with work but Frank and Scarlett are looking forward to riding their bikes and enjoying the sunshine. It is incredible that we are here because Frank and I got married in Victoria and we haven’t been back since the wedding and even more amazing because it is our 11th wedding anniversary this weekend. How ironic and wonderful is that!!! We are CELEBRATING like you wouldn’t believe. LIFE SOMETIMES BLESSES YOU WHEN YOU ARE LEAST EXPECTING IT!! NEVER EVER STOP BELIEVING IN MIRACLES!! And even more amazing is that our little girl is due on Christmas Day!!! What a gift!! Sending much LOVE to all, Lisa, Frank, angel Chloe, Scarlett & baby-girl on the way….. xoxoxoxoxx P.S. After 4 months of living with Frank's parents, we finally found a little place of our own. We moved in on the 15th of June and it is so wonderful to have our own place again. Time to start our life once again... it seems that Frank and I are always starting over again, but hey it makes life more exciting don't you think?? Frank and I always seem to re-kindle what it is like to be newly in love, at the beginning again... beginnings are so much nicer than endings, don't you think?? |
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Happy Canada Day from the Fedorak Family!  |