The Kids

In true #1 Daddy fashion, Allen did an amazing job of talking with the kids. While we were bathing them last night Allen pulled out  an Ironman action figure.  In the middle of Ironman's chest is a light-up button, and Allen explained that is where Ironman gets all his power from. He went on to tell the kids that just like Ironman, Daddy had a special power button put in. He let them see it, and explained to them that right now there are bad guys called Cancer in his body, and the doctors are going to use his special Ironman button to put medicine in to fight all the bad guys. The kids thought it was pretty cool.

However, after putting them to bed sweet, sensitive Brookelyn was "scared." She was upset and crying that she was scared about Daddy, and she didn't want to go to school because she was scared something would happen to Daddy while she was gone. We covered her in hugs and kisses and lots of encouraging words. We are hoping she will continue to be open to talk about her feelings and slowly feel better as she sees Daddy is ok. Braedyn had a lot of questions for Daddy too. He wanted to make sure all the bad guys would be gone.  This morning they both seem to be better.

So, with that said we need to be careful about what we say and do in front of the kids. We can't have people coming up telling us how sorry they are about what we are going through. That may sound mean and harsh, but it is just reality. We don't want everyone to feel sorry for us anyway; we want everyone to stay POSITIVE and help CHEER Allen on to victory. We need you to cheer the kids on too! Your positivity and support helps us get through the day, and it will help the kiddos!  Remember,  cancer is something their Daddy has, it is not who he is. On that note, we also wanted to share a great sign we saw in the doctor's office in Houston. It said "CANcer."  We love that attitude!