HI Everyone, 

We leave on Sunday at 5 am for Malena’s Make A Wish trip!  I can’t believe it is actually going to happen.  The kids are so excited about it!  Everyday I find them counting the links left on the countdown chain that Mackenna made for us a couple of weeks ago.  I am also excited about it!  I am so grateful to Make A Wish.  It is an amazing organization and from what we have heard we will be treated like royalty.  But you know what, I would give anything to not be going on a Make A Wish trip.  So for me it is a rollercoaster of emotions.  We are truly lucky to be going to Disney in such style but it is also a reminder that Malena is fighting a life threatening illness. 

Malena is my hero.  She lives everyday to the absolute fullest!  She has leukemia but she is so strong!  I was at Mackenna’s swimming practice the last week and I looked over and saw Malena in the lap of one of my friends just being so goofy and loveable!  She has a way about her that makes anyone who meets her fall in love with her!   T

he other day she was sitting on my lap snuggling and I was thinking about this past year.  We have adjusted to what our life has become but every now and then it hits me hard.  Well she was sitting with me and out of the blue I just said,” Why did God have to pick you?” and of course she answered because she has an answer for everything and she said, “God picked Julia too.”  I said, “what do you mean God picked Julia?” and she said “Julia has Lusekemia too.”  Julia is another little girl in town who was diagnosed with ALL.  The fact that she knew what I was talking about floored me but it is a real part of her life and something that she never forgets. 

 Malena is amazing!  

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers! 

Sincerely, Suzanne

PS Thanks for riding the rollercoaster with me!