[Libertina]

Thank you for sharing the stories of the tragedies you faced but overcame, and for the ways in which you dealt with the pain. What a wonderful doctor you had, A&MM. Without his wakeup call you might have not realized how far apart you wee drifting until it became too late. Anyway, your personal insights are appreciated. I'm happy to hear you have grown sons and good luck with the grandchildren :)

[andysandmikesmom]

Thank you also for your kind words...

Yes, my sons doctor was a blessed man...not only did he treat these very ill children, he took care of the whole family....

And he took all their deaths so very hard...it was the sickest kids he became the closest to, because they were the ones in the hospital most often....the ones who did well, did not see the doctor as often...but the sickest ones, became the docs favorites, because he saw them so very much, and he realized how little life most of them had left to live...

I talked to this doctors wife on occasions, and she told me, that when one of his 'kids' died, he just took it so very badly....sometimes he barely could speak to his own family for days or weeks, because he was so upset at losing another child...but sadly, there were always other children to come along, sick cancer ridden children, and he had to channel his energies into trying to cure them, not let himself dwell on those he had lost....

Cancer in children is a terrible killer, and is still very active and rampant...