Meet Henry

Meet Henry

Henry's Story

Henry Leland Seretta was born on April 14, 2014. This little monster invaded our hearts even before he was born. He was a completely healthy and happy baby, until he started getting an ear infection and colds in mid-October. We finally got rid of the ear infection, but the cold symptoms never fully disappeared. Over the weekend of November 8 & 9, Henry got significantly sicker. He was admitted to Children's Hospital in Omaha on November 10, 2014, and was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia on November 11, 2014. He fought hard for nearly two weeks, before passing away on November 22, 2014. This blog depicts our journey through the grief of losing Henry. If you would like to read more about his medical journey, you can visit his CaringBridge page. More photos and community posts can be found at our Hope for Henry Facebook page. Thank you for sharing this journey with us!

Sunday, January 25, 2015

I think I'll move to Australia...

In the words of Alexander (who had a terrible, horrible, no good very bad day) I think I'll move to Australia. 

If only it were that easy. If only we could just pack a bag, hop a plane, and a day or so later be half a world away from our troubles. If only those troubles wouldn't follow us, but would stay right here, waiting. If that were the case, I'd be on a plane tomorrow!

If only we could just focus on grieving, on making it through one day at a time. If only life didn't intervene, and make everything just a little more complicated. Unfortunately, that's the way life is. Life goes on, it doesn't stop just because you've had a catastrophic event. So that being the case, perhaps I won't move to Australia after all...perhaps I'll stay here, and continue to focus on making it through one day at a time, until the time comes when I find myself able to focus on a little bit more...then a little bit more...and then until the time when I feel like a whole person again. It will take a little longer than a trip to Australia, but it will be worth it in the end.

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