Hi there! It has been quite some time since I've posted, but I wanted to take some time out of my day today to once again, and with great humility, thank all of you who continue to keep Toby in your thoughts and prayers. I know all too well how easy it is to forget really major things are going on in other people's lives besides our own - yet you all continue to cheer us on and pray for us. I think one of my biggest flaws in the past was my inability to understand how momentously (is that a word?) illness affects not only the person who is sick, but, like rings on the surface of water reach out and touch every particle resting upon the surface, every single person the individual has touched in the span of their life is also affected to some degree. The past year has, for better or for worse, made this abuntantly clear to me and - weird as it may sound - made me a better person. Each and every one of you have at some point over the past 11 months and 13 days helped to keep Toby and I pushing forward with your hugs, your home cooking, your attention when we needed to vent, your words of encouragement and inspiration, and your love. Some of you have done one or more of these things on an almost daily basis. Toby is truly surrounded by amazing people, and I am proud to be standing right there next to him, letting you amazing people rub off on me a little. You rock! Love, Tanya
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