The best things in life are:
1.Falling in love for the first time
2.Knowing someone loves you back
3.Turning 16
4.Eating ice cream on a hot summer day with your best friend
5.Singing to a song in the car
6.Road trips
7.Snow days
8.Winter and summer vacations
9.Laughing ‘til it hurts
10.Smiling for no reason
11.Standing in a spring rain
12.Ice skating and falling
13.Dancing to music in your room
14.Baking cookies
15.Going on your first date
16.Getting married
17.Walking on the beach
18.Watching a breath taking sunset
19.Playing your favorite sport just for fun
20.Bowling with friends
21.Seeing a long anticipated movie
22.The first day of a school year
23.The last day of a school year
24.Meeting a new friend
25.Running through sprinklers
26.Camping
27.Waking up on a perfect day with the sun in your face
28.First kiss
29.Swinging on swings at a playground
30.Walking your dog on the weekends
31.Eating junk food
32.Learning to drive for the first time
33.Walking through a park
34.Watching your favorite TV show
35.Getting an A on a paper
36.Thinking about the future
37.Singing to your favorite song
38.Realizing that you are going to be someone's mommy
39.Going to amusement parks
40.Watching fireworks on the 4th of July
41.Helping someone out
42.Celebrating special occasions
43.Walking barefoot through freshly cut grass
44.Playing hide-and-go-seek
45.Slowing realizing your in love, and knowing that one day you’ll be with that person
46.Having a tragedy happen, but watching it get put back together
47.Talking for hours to your best friend
48.Staring at the stars
49.Living for today
50.Realizing how good life is

Things I've learned About Life...


I've learned that you should always leave loved ones with loving words, it may be the last time you see them.

I've learned that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.

I've learned that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you are down, will be the one who helps you get up.

I've learned that something that you do in an instant, can give you heartache for life

I've learned that just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.

I've learned that maturity has more to do with the experiences you've had and what you learned from them, and less to do with how many years you have lived.

I've learned that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others, but sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.

I've learned that just because two people argue, doesn't mean they don't love each other, And just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do love each other.

I've learned that you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secrect... it may change you life forever.

I've learned that sometimes the people that you love most in lfe, are taken from you too soon.

I've learned that no matter how much you care, some people just dont care back.

I've learned that it takes years to build up trust, and just seconds to destroy it.

I've learned that it's not what you have in life, but WHO you have that counts.

I've learned that you can keep going, long after you think you can't.

I've learned that their are people who love you dearly, but just don't know how to show it.

I've learned that our backgrounds and circumstances may have influenced our lives, but we are responsible for who we become.

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LAYLA GRACE

Layla has always been a healthy child, 80th percentile for weight, a great eater, a great sleeper. She is sweet as pie and a little cuddle monkey (she won’t let you put her down!). She has a very advanced vocab for her age which really helps us manage her pain and give her what she needs as her care continues.



Layla had a great 15 month checkup. At around 16 months her sleep habits and appetite started to change and she started to become more irritable. Mid March appetite began to decrease. At the time we thought we were dealing with a “picky eater”. Beginning of May Layla woke up one morning with a swollen eye. We took her to the doctor and she was treated for an ear infection and the doctor said the swelling was just a result of the ear infection. At the same time we noted that her belly was hard and somewhat distended. She had not had a bowel movement for a few days and we were concerned that she was becoming constipated.



The next day we took her to the pediatrician who put her on Mirilax over the weekend and told us to call back Monday. By Monday morning she was not eating at all, still no dirty diaper, her activity level had decreased and was rubbing her belly and lower back and saying “owie”.



Our pediatrician referred us to a GI specialist to see why she was so constipated and wasn’t eating. On Thursday May 7th as we sat in GI specialists office expecting to be told that Layla would need some kind of treatment for constipation we instead hear words like “Cancer” and “Leukemia”. A series of X-rays and tests were ordered and we were sent home to wait on the results.



That evening about five minutes after we walked in the door we got an urgent call from the GI specialist telling us that the test results were in, that things were not good and that we were to bring Layla into the ER immediately and that a team of doctors would be waiting for us.



Layla has a massive cancerous tumor (Stage 4 Neuroblastoma) in her abdomen. It extends from above her left kidney, around her side, over her belly and wraps around her aorta. In addition, the cancer is in her bone marrow.



Our sweet Layla went from normal happy and healthy to lethargic, in pain, and skin and bones in a matter of a week and a half.



To find out more about Layla Grace, please visit her website www.laylagrace.org