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!

Thursday, July 30, 2015

Would "one more" be enough?

I often see quotes, images, pictures asking for one more day with a loved one...one more chance to say I love you...one more chance to hear their voice or kiss them goodbye. I appreciate these, but I know that for me, "one more" would never be enough.

If I had one more day with Henry, I wonder what we would do. I would want to snuggle the crap out of him, feed and burp him, even change a diaper. (Yes, I actually miss changing diapers!) But would I be happier staying at home snuggling him, keeping him to myself, or would I want to take him out and about and show him off? Would we go to the park, or the library, or Target? How could I ever pack all that I want to do with Henry into one day??

And what about Mom? I want to have one of our heart-to-heart chats in the sunroom...but would one day be enough to get her perspective on everything that's happened over the last two years? And to get input on what the coming years may bring? And then would we have time for one of her famous back tickles too?

Then there's Brady. It's hard to envision what I would want to do with Brady...all we had with Brady were hopes and dreams. Would one day be enough to get to know Brady a bit? To find out what his personality is like? Most likely not...

I guess my point (if I have one) is to treat each day as if it's your "one more." Do what you can to live out your hopes and dreams each day. We never know when our "one more" may be our last. But if we put all of ourselves into each day, at least when that last day comes we won't have any regrets. I don't regret any of the time I had with Henry. I know one more day wouldn't be enough, but at least I don't regret wasting the precious time we had.

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