Pray for Lucy

I am an AVID blog reader. As in my usual day consists of going to school, coming home, snack, walking Mia, and then sitting down for a good hour checking up on my blogs. Some of the people I do know, others... I don't. I some how get sucked into one blog after another and pretty soon it's 10pm and I have done nothing with my night!!

I fell upon this blog through another blog that I read. I do not know the family at all, but their story is a touching one. I have added their "button" along the side of my page, "Pray for Lucy", an adorable Kindergartener (touches my heart right there) that got sick 1 day about a month ago and is now going through EXTREME radiation to fight cancer.

Children's cancer has always been something I have been interested in -- not in a creepy weird way, no, but in a way that makes me want to help. In high school and starting out in college I wanted to go into pediatric oncology and work for St. Jude's. Then, I joined Tri Delta which is a HUGE avid supporter of St Jude's and has raised millions for them. This little girl, Lucy, recently made the switch to St. Jude's and I am so happy for them. Although I have never personally been able to visit there, many of the girls in my sorority have and could not say enough about it. It is definitely on my list of places to go see and visit.

So... what can we do to help her? Pray. Read their story. Pray. I am planning on contacting my old Tri Delta chapter in OH because sometimes we will pick a specific child to raise money for. Although we don't know Lucy, her story has melted my heart. Also, I plan to reach out to the Tri Delta chapter here in Austin and see if they would want to support her. I want to help. I feel as though this is something I can do. I can support this little girl even though I have no idea who she is or who her family is. She is the age of the kids in my class, and that right there makes me want to help. You know when people say sometimes they feel God tugging at them, almost as if he is saying to do something - that is how I feel. This is my time to help make a difference and I feel it.

So tonight, this blog post is dedicated to Lucy. I know I don't have a lot of followers, but if you follow please take a minute or 2 and read a couple of her mom's posts. First, thank God your family is healthy, then add Lucy to your prayer list. This little girl has a lot of fight in her, and she has a long road ahead of her.