On Oct 21 we received the most amazing gift from the people in our ward. Some friends brought over a 'gift card bouquet' that the ward had contributed to. As we began to look through the basket in the evening we were completely overwhelmed by the amount contributed. 'Grateful' seems to be insufficient to describe it. This, in addition to continuous outpouring of love, support, prayers, acts of service, gift baskets, visits, texts and phone calls (this list goes on and on...), has really left me without words. It means so much! So, again, thank you everyone!!
On another, deeply sad, note, there was another event on Oct 21 that left me without words. We found out that our neighbor Collin Kartchner had passed away in his sleep. He was only 40 years old and left behind a beautiful family, including his wife and 4 kids the ages of Elizabeth to Michael. If you have a child in Utah, you've probably heard of Collin. If you have teens, you've also most likely attended or heard about his platform and presentations. If you don't know who he is or what he's accomplished, go to his website and read about it. It is phenomenal! #SavetheKids - Helping Teens Rise Above Social Media Negativity – #SaveTheKids
https://savethekids.us/
I would like to kindly ask you to please include the Kartchner family in your prayers. If you'd like to maybe even consider helping with a small contribution to his family, here's the site.
Collin Kartchner Memorial Fund
https://www.gofundme.com/f/collin-kartchner-memorial-fund
(Sorry that my computer skills are limited and you'll have to just copy and paste these site links)
Elizabeth's had a great day today! She's finally got her pain under control and has been doing her physical therapy and walking a few steps each day since Wednesday. Her blood counts are still extremely low and we are hoping they rebound sufficiently by Sunday so that they don't have to delay her chemo. Her wig of her (and Natalie's) hair also arrived! She looks so cute in it! Unfortunately, she's requested that I don't post a picture of her in it...sorry...maybe she'll change her mind in a few days 😊🤞
