Rocky loves his tigers. This tiger is fully dressed (wearing star wars undies with his tail coming out of the fly) and all buckled up nice and safe.
I am a cancer survivor. My mom took me in for my kindergarten physical. I was a healthy kid. My parents had no clue that I had a tumor the size of a grapefruit growing in my little abdomen, I was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma. As a parent I can't image how devastating this must have been for my parents. I remember my mom telling me that my dad looked green when he heard the news. The surgeon, Dr. Matlack, told my parents that IF I lived through the surgery, there was a good chance that I would be paralyzed due to the proximity of the tumor to my spine. He also told them that I would not live past 8 years old. My dad gave me a priesthood blessing. My friends from church fasted and prayed in my behalf. The tumor was surgically removed and plans for future treatments were discussed. Dr. Matlack paged my parents at Primary Children's Hospital scaring my parents to death. When he met with them he told them that a miracle had occurred. The malignant tumor was somehow benign! The doctor told my parents this was a 1 in 10,000 situation. I did not have any further treatments, have 3 healthy children and am training for a marathon! God lives. He loves us. Miracles happen. I feel so blessed to have this knowledge and to be here with my family. When things are hard I remind my self there is a reason I am here.
