These small hours

An update on Harper that came in this afternoon. These are not my words, they were emailed to me. You'll need a tissue.

these small hours
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I am writing this update for the Gibson family. As I begin to write this update and look around the room; family surrounds Harper, and he is sleeping in his Momma’s arms. The family is saddened to report that the progression of Harper's cancer has unfortunately become too much for Harper to fight. I have no words to describe what this family will face in the coming hours, days, or weeks. There are decisions that will need to made that will be very difficult and heart wrenching, there will be moments of pure joy for there are times when Harper will open his eyes or say some words (kind or otherwise), there will be tears, there will be laughter, and there will be heartbreak. As I look at Fae and Bryan and Tatum I look at a family that will forever be changed and that will forever be stronger. Each of these amazing individuals will look at back at this experience, this trail in time, and they will each come away will something different – a stronger sense of family, a new found faith, a new way of cherishing each and every day that they are given and also that God will be there for them in the joyous times, the times of sadness, and the times of thankfulness.

One of the many things that is getting this family the minutes, the hours, the days is their faith. Fae has such a faith that knows that she will be OK, Bryan will be OK, and Tatum will be OK but most of all she knows that Jesus will take care of Harper, he will heal him, he will be cancer free and he will be able the play and run and dance with no pain on the streets of gold. This is a hard time for the Gibson family however, even in their darkest moments, even in times when they are angry with God, resentful of the path that he has chosen to take them on, even when they are not willing to look past the next minutes that they will be encountering he cares for them, he feels their pain, their sadness, their heartbreak. God is with us and he is with the Gibson family.

As for a medical update – Harper is currently on a morphine drip, his stomach is swollen and his organs are functioning at a low level, he is sleeping more and more everyday, and the progression of the disease as stated before has become stronger than Harper, stronger than the team of doctors. Again, a miracle is needed and we are asking God for his will to be done. So tonight please pray for the Gibson family, please remember them when you are walking out your door to go to work, or when you are picking up your kids from school, or when you are lying your children down for bed. Pray ! Pray Hard! Pray Long! Pray!