Good News!

When I went for my annual exam, the MD told me that my insurance would pay for BRCA genetic testing. Two of my Aunts and one cousin are breast cancer survivors. Last Fall, one of my Aunts had two surgeries and radiation for a second breast cancer diagnosis, 22 years after the first one. She does not carry the BRCA genes but has a variant.
I found out today that I do not carry the BRCA1, BRCA2 or have a variant BRCA gene! A little bit of stress was lifted from my shoulders. It is crazy how I didn't even know I was carrying the stress until it was lifted! Many thanks to Jesus, Mary and Joseph!

Rest In Peace, sweet Jonny

Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord and may eternal light shine upon him, may his soul and the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, Rest In Peace. Amen.

We had a tragedy in our Catholic homeschool community last week. Rainbow Baby's 5 year old friend died suddenly of sepsis. I've been friends with his Mom for about ten years, this is unexpected and heartbreaking, there are no words, none. This lovely family has five more children (15, 12, 9, 7 and 1) Seeing there sad faces today at the funeral was gut wrenching.

From the time Rainbow Baby and Jonny were very little, their siblings called them sweethearts. As loving, outgoing and joyful as Jonny was, I suspect he had more than one "girlfriend."

 

We have been told that he died from sepsis. Sepsis is scary and looks like so many other benign medical conditions.

https://youtu.be/7f_FxKGEk4E

Saint Jonathan Michael, pray for us!