Gooooood Morning Digiland!!!!
Have you heard the saying, “It’s the little things that matter.”?
Well my post today is about a little person who changed a whole lot of people!
This gorgeous little beauty is Grace, daughter to the amazingly talented and kind scrapper, Erica (pne123). Erica is not only part of my CT, but I’m also fortunate enough to call her my friend.
Erica’s sweet Gracie was diagnosed with a Hypothalamic Hamartoma (HH), an extremely rare tumor deep within the brain. With HH, the tumor causes seizures, in addition to other major issues, and for Grace, the only chance for a seizure free life was to have a very invasive surgery.
As a team, we wanted to do something special for Erica & Grace….so we came up with the idea of a Color Book! We each made special pages that I then printed off and put together in an album. It arrived to them just before they had to leave for their roadtrip to the hospital! YAY!
Here’s a peek at the album…. (sorry for the grainy resolution!)
On April 20th 2007, Grace had surgery in Phoenix, Arizona. They were able to remove 90-95% of the tumor, but she ended up with complications from surgery and spent nearly two months in that hospital before being transferred to a hospital closer to her home in California. On June 21, Grace finally made it back home and since then is continuing on her road to recovery.
Although she’s been seizure-free since surgery, she continues to deal with complications (excessive weight gain and Diabetes Insipidous) from surgery, but doctors are hopeful these will resolve over time.
Erica was kind enough to keep the world updated on Grace’s progress throughout their LONG stay in the hospital…..and her strength never stopped amazing me. As a mother who has also had to watch her baby endure various proceedures in the hospital, it truely hit home for me…. you have my undying respect and admiration Erica! Thank you for sharing Grace’s story and for changing so many of our lives! {mwah!}
Have a wonderful week everyone….and please send Grace some extra prayers!
xo
L
PS. You can see more adorable scraps of Grace (and her precious sister, Sarah) in Erica’s Gallery HERE!
