Diagnosis heard
Leukemia was a shock
Need a new flight plan
We are a blended family who took flight in June of 2009. To say that our six shared children integrated to become a family far more easily than we ever thought could happen is an understatement. We took our time, and choreographed situations so they could get to know each other on their terms with shared experiences. In January of 2013 we were thrown when we found out the second oldest, his son and a college freshman, had leukemia. The other 5 kids selflessly made the accommodations needed to allow his father to be with him as much as possible, and to do what we had to in order to include their "brother from another mother" and meet his needs. For better or worse, being with "him" has been the best flight ever, with some turbulence, and yes it came with baggage, I just had the power to choose what I took at baggage claim, and I can say that I got all of the gifts he brought that day and let the rest sit on that carousel.
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