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Dec. 31st, 2008 11:35 pmAnd Isaac is gone.
He passed away tonight at 6:10pm.
Philip and I just told the boys together. We turned off the TV, the New Year's Eve celebrations, and we talked and cried. We prayed together, all of us.
I've talked to the boys several times about Isaac's cancer. We've been to a benefit dinner in the past, in addition to seeing him at church. A.J. went to preschool with Isaac's older sister Evelyn, and we've known the family since he was 2 years old (and Jack was then 1.5).
He died tonight at almost 8.5 years old.
Philip and I went to the candlelight vigil outside his home last night. We stood in a small arc of people, and all was silent. We prayed until our candle went out - about 45 minutes - and we were among the last five to leave. It was a somber, somber experience, and I'd never been to a vigil before.
I prayed so hard for Isaac's suffering to end. At the same time, I prayed for peace for the family and friends in dealing with their loss and grief. Tonight, when I first read the news, I sat absolutely still, and a feeling of peace washed over me.
In bouts, I'm ice-cold and shaking, and I am still sobbing. But, every 15 minutes or so, I have a couple minutes of stillness, of quiet, of peace. In those moments, I'm thankful my prayers were answered so quickly, and that Isaac is no longer suffering.
It is a beautiful thing to know that Isaac will not spend even one minute of 2009 in pain. Rather, he will be free, and he now has the perfect body to match his winning spirit. I'm sure he is already a champion in Heaven.
He certainly was down here.
He passed away tonight at 6:10pm.
Philip and I just told the boys together. We turned off the TV, the New Year's Eve celebrations, and we talked and cried. We prayed together, all of us.
I've talked to the boys several times about Isaac's cancer. We've been to a benefit dinner in the past, in addition to seeing him at church. A.J. went to preschool with Isaac's older sister Evelyn, and we've known the family since he was 2 years old (and Jack was then 1.5).
He died tonight at almost 8.5 years old.
Philip and I went to the candlelight vigil outside his home last night. We stood in a small arc of people, and all was silent. We prayed until our candle went out - about 45 minutes - and we were among the last five to leave. It was a somber, somber experience, and I'd never been to a vigil before.
I prayed so hard for Isaac's suffering to end. At the same time, I prayed for peace for the family and friends in dealing with their loss and grief. Tonight, when I first read the news, I sat absolutely still, and a feeling of peace washed over me.
In bouts, I'm ice-cold and shaking, and I am still sobbing. But, every 15 minutes or so, I have a couple minutes of stillness, of quiet, of peace. In those moments, I'm thankful my prayers were answered so quickly, and that Isaac is no longer suffering.
It is a beautiful thing to know that Isaac will not spend even one minute of 2009 in pain. Rather, he will be free, and he now has the perfect body to match his winning spirit. I'm sure he is already a champion in Heaven.
He certainly was down here.
