An Open Thank You Note to the Teachers of our Daughters.
Dear Teachers that have no idea what you are getting into when my daughters enter your class rooms in the fall, Thank you. When you saw their names on your class list did you know you'd be wiping their tears, listening to their stories of their brothers countless hospital stays and comforting them while he's hours away with mommy having surgery number....I lost count? You didn't judge me when their hair was un-brushed and they forgot their lunch. You just smiled and got them fed. Thank you for being patient with me and sending extra field trip slips and bus tags home. You knew how often I couldn't be home because I was at Children's holding their brothers hand while he fought yeast in his blood, had blood transfusions, tests, tests and tests..... You wore his t-shirts on the days my girls needed it most and made us a part of your classroom by hanging his pictures on the wall, reading my emails of comfort to my daughter telling her everything is going t