Our oldest will be entering 1st grade this coming school year. We applied for a school other than our neighborhood school and it included an application process. Parent's letter of interest, self portrait by the child, recommendation from current school, etc. Ron took the job to write the parent letter of interest. In his letter he - who generally does not want to be reminded of that time - writes about Alena's first few weeks of life. Her fight and her zest for life. It brings me back to that time and yes, Alena is our little miracle I am amazed and so proud that Ron allowed himself to go back to that time. So here is a part of the letter...
"...Our little Miracle - As our new born child, Alena had a pretty rough time. One week after her birth she developed bacterial meningitis and for three weeks afterwards she was in intensive care at Emmanuel Hospital. The doctors were very clear of what she was up against and the odds of survival was not good. As parents, it was very hard to accept the fact that it was not our fight to make, it was her's alone. She survived and she became our little miracle.
It soon became apparent that she was no worse for wear from her ordeal and began to thrive. As the months passed, we found out very soon that we had a very special little girl..."
Isn't it beautiful. And yes, I am crying right now because it takes me right back to the time when I was on my knees in the chapel at the hospital not knowing whether she would survive. Ron, thank you so much for using such beautiful language...
