My sweet Cody

I feel blessed in so many ways.  For one, I'm so blessed to be living on this earth.

Today, Ken, Cody and I went to eat at Friendly's for an early dinner.  We got stuck in a major traffic jam which put us 1 hour behind schedule.  We were trying to figure out where to stop to eat when I brought up Friendly's and we thought, Cody has never been there, why not?

We had this waitress that was extra friendly to us all, especially Cody.  I didn't think it was odd since he's a like-able little kid.  She brought him extra crayons to draw with, a balloon to take home, and even brought him extra gummy bears and worms on his sundae.  As she brought back the bill for us to pay, she handed Ken a pink pen and said, here's the bill and here's my pink breast cancer pen.  Ken said out loud as he pointed to me that I was a survivor.  She looked over and smiled, congratulating me.  That's when Cody chimed in.  He said, "I help survive her."  "When mommy cried, I told her how beautiful she was."  And he proceeded to tell her his story and mine.

Just hearing Cody describe how he helped me get through cancer almost brought tears to my eyes.  I'll always say, he was my biggest supporter, my little rock, the person who kept me going, the person who helped me survive. Without Cody I don't know how I would have been able to fight this disease.  He gave me the will to live.

As we walked out of friendly's I couldn't help to think how lucky I was to have him in my life.  Just watching him getting excited while running to the car, brings great joy to me and I cherish every single moment we spend together.  He is a true blessing.