HUG YOUR SISTER

I'm pretty lucky, as you already know.
I have an extra chromosome and not everyone has one of those.
I have a great family and lots of friends who pray for me all the time.
I have great doctors and nurses and I have hardly any side effects from my cancer treatments. I have great teachers and therapists and I'm getting smarter and stronger every day. BUT, do you know what else I have?!?!

I have a really special big sister. Lucky lucky me!

MY SISTER

To me you are an angel in disguise.

 Full of intuition, intelligent, and wise.

Always giving and helping through

Good times and bad.

You are the best friend I've ever had.

If I had one wish it would surely be

To give you as much as you've given to me.

Though I've put our relationship through some cloudy days,

You've been my sunshine in so many ways.

Through trials and tests, right by me

You stood,

And gave me your hand whenever you could.

Thank you so much my sister, my friend

My gratitude for you has no end.

-Leann Stiegman

Here we are playing with her dollies.

I love helping her with homework.

Here we are taking Selfies with Mom.

Look at how much I've changed since this time last year.

I made my sister's favorite food for her last week. Garlic Bread. 

Here's a hairdo Mom gave me in the tub. It's great to have my hair back!

I enjoyed celebrating Catholic Schools Week with my Sibs.

Here I am playing Captain Chemo, shouting "Stop" to the Cancer. 

I'm so proud of my big sister. She and I are pointing to our backs! 

Her T-shirt says NATIONAL GEOGRAPHY BEE. Way to go!

This hug is not contrived. She really loves me this much. And I love her this much too! 

If you have a sister, give her a hug or a call today and tell her how much you love her. Thank your mom and dad too for giving you a sister. Not everyone is as lucky as us! 

As always, thank you for your prayers and if you've got the time, please keep them coming. I only have 299 days left of treatment and then we start the treacherous first of seven years watching for relapse. Sometimes knowing I'm taking chemo meds makes me feel better than the idea of not having something in me helping me fight the cancer. But, that's the road we're on right now. A treacherous road indeed. But, it has been traveled by many before us and knowing you're with me makes me not so scared. Thank you.