Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is here and Rylea and I would like to give thanks. Thanks to all who read this blog and care about Grant (friend, family, or stranger). Your support, spoken and unspoken, has meant the world to me, Rylea, Cole, Emery, and especially Grant.

To the Albers family, thank you for all that you do and have done.You all have helped us more than you will ever know. Thank you Linda for coming down on a moments notice to be with Rylea when we first found out about Grant's seizures. Thank you for staying up late with me while we watched marathon sessions of Downton Abbey. Thank you, John and Linda for being the best grandparents Grant to could have, giving us the all support we needed during a very difficult time, and raising a daughter that can handle anything that comes her way, no matter how challenging (including me). Ann, thank you for being Rylea's shoulder to cry on when I couldn't be. Lauren, you have been a champion for Grant since you heard about his epilepsy. Thank so much for organizing everything for the epilepsy walk, for being Grant's guardian angel during his testing, and being there for Rylea. Ricky, thank you for putting up with Lauren so she could be Grant's guardian angel and watching Grant while I was up there with him, you are truly one of his favorites. Kate, thank you so much for all of your help during Lauren's wedding. We could not have made it there and had such a wonderful time without you. Beth and Tom, thank for all the support, letters, and prayers. And to all the Albers family, thank for all the love, support, and prayers you have sent our way. It has not gone unnoticed and is immeasurably appreciated.

To my family, thank you so much for everything. For all the dinners and the late night chats. Thank you for making Rylea feel like she truly is a part of our family (for better or worse). To my mom and dad, thank for all the encouraging words, sympathetic ears, guidance, and support you have provided us. Thank you for being the best grandparents Grant could have. To Todd, thank you for listening to me whine and bitch and giving me a distraction when needed. Thank you for finding the "anonymous donor" that got us through a rough patch and made things much easier on us. To Mark, thanks for the support and concern you have shown and willingness to give whatever we have needed.

To our friends, thank you so much for being our friends and understanding that being a true friend is being there for the bad times as well as the good. To the new friends we have made in Ivey Ridge, your friendship over the past two years, and especially the past six months, has meant the world to us, thank you for that. To Reid, my brother from another mother, thank you so much for helping me get my head out of the situation when I needed, providing the distraction when I needed, and the support when I needed. You are the best friend I could have. 

Thank you to all those who have ever uttered a kind word or said prayer for us. It has helped us cope and kept us going. To all those mentioned in here and those unmentioned, you have helped change the lives of our family and especially Grant's for the better. I cannot express how appreciative we are and we owe an immense debt of gratitude to you all.

Thank you so much and Happy Thanksgiving!!!