This is my friend Jennifer. She is a very beloved member of my extended family. I guess if you wanted to get super technical, we're not even related but we do share some nephews.
I first got to know Jennifer when I was a teenager. She and her husband came to Utah to go to school and didn't have any family here so we adopted them. They came to Sunday dinner at our house every week for years. They were there at numerous "just immediate family is included" type of events, like wedding lunches and Christmas morning, because that's what they were to us. I remember that Jennifer's was the first familiar face I saw waiting in the temple chapel the day I received my endowments.
Family circumstances, job changes, various moves and the passage of time have caused us to drift apart a bit but Jennifer will always be one of my favorite people. There is so much to admire about her.
Especially now.
Jennifer has been in the fight of her life since last fall. She received a bone marrow transplant in September and although the transplant was a success she has experienced multiple set backs such as viruses that her body struggles to fight and a lovely thing called graft-versus-host disease, as well as numerous lengthy hospital stays.
But she is somehow able to persevere.
So this is a shout out to Jen--To say we love you, we believe in you and you are always in our prayers.
Go, Fight, Win!
This wonderful picture was taken by Jennifer's daughter. It is titled "One Day At A Time - Bone Marrow Transplant, Day 153" I love this photo!
3 comments:
Beautiful! I love you, Blondie!
Great post! I've got a brother-in-law struggling with the same thing (graft-host) after a bone marrow transplant at Christmas. Thanks for sharing this touching story of love, friendship, and encouragement. I pray Jennifer will become well in the Lord's way and time, and that along the way peace and understanding will come too.
I went to Chuck E. Cheese's the other day and thought of you. Hope you are doing well.
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