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Sweet laura, London (2026)

14/09/2026

Today is THE Day, and my mother is here with me, holding my hands and my world.

Yesterday I took this picture with the sign that said 'Tomorrow is my surgery,' with my heart in my hand. And 'tomorrow' has arrived. It's today.

I've been fighting this for so long. Every breath with the help of oxygen, the constant pain and swelling... but what hurts the most is the lack of perspective... until now. This surgery is my door to freedom. To life. To breathe deeply and not be afraid of what the future holds.

My mother... she never let go of my hand. Not even on the longest nights. She is my strength and my angel on earth. Her eyes say it all, the worry but also the unwavering faith.

Luck is good, but what I need today, right now, is something deeper. Blessings. Prayers. Positive energy. From each of you who stop to read this. I know the surgery will be difficult, the doctors are excellent, but the faith and love of so many people sustain us.

Could you leave me a blessing or a quick prayer here in the comments? 🥺🙏 I will read them all when I get out and it will help me a lot in my recovery. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I will get through this.

13/09/2026

Today I rang the bell. My first session of chemotherapy was incredibly overwhelming and was filled with a ton emotion. I remember entering this floor at the hospital for the first time and learning about the bell. When the nurse told me about what it represented I became obsessed with it. I would dream about ringing the bell and being out of my treatment. Today I got to live out that dream after such a long time of only imagining it. I am so incredibly grateful to be here today. I have so many people to thank because I did not get here alone. Thank you all for being here with me. For joining me on this journey. I will continue to do everything I can to help others to ring their own bell. I love you all.

12/09/2026

A quick favor if I may.
Our friends Rex and Laura Parker of Birmingham are going through a tough time and can use our prayers.

63-year-old Laura is a talented woman.
Her photography is exquisite.
Her kindness is beyond the imaginable.

Just over 3 months ago, Laura was diagnosed with tongue cancer.
A spot on her a tongue a year ago was diagnosed as benign.
Not so much today.

“The tumor has spread throughout Laura’s entire tongue,” Rex told me.
“She has taken a high dose of chemo and 35 radiation treatments,” Rex added.

Laura is having a tough time.
Lymph nodes in her mouth have swollen.
Laura now has a trach and a feeding tube.
“Laura can’t eat orally,” said Rex.
“Laura can no longer speak.”

Doctors are trying to shrink the tumor with chemo and radiation- at this point they consider surgery too risky until the tumor had shrunk.

Laura is down to 113 pounds but she’s staying positive and hopeful.

“It’s hard being a caregiver but my wife has it harder,” said Rex, who has been married to Laura for 39 years.

“My wife is a fighter,” said Rex.

“I’m hoping she pulls through.”

*Give your best to our friends Rex and Laura.

*Rex & Laura’s daughter Jessica sent me this fundraiser link if you’d like to check it out.

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12/09/2026

He will be closely watching the Auburn Tigers’ season opener this afternoon.
Daniel Blackmon will turn 3 next month, but trust me- he’s been bleeding orange and blue since birth.
Daniel attended his first Iron Bowl at the age of 2 months.

Deep inside the small town of Camp Hill, AL, Steve and Whitney Blackmon will turn on the Auburn game today about 2:30.

Daniel will say a few “War Eagles” while playing with his cars and trucks and trains.
He won’t be thinking of the diagnosis that came 10 months ago.

It was last Thanksgiving when Daniel wasn’t feeling well.
Daniel was taken to an Auburn ER and quickly airlifted to Children’s of Alabama.

The diagnosis was Pineoblastoma.
It’s a rare, highly aggressive stage 4 tumor that forms in the center of the brain (only 5 in 2 million childhood brain tumors are Pineoblastoma).
It has a tendency to spread to the spinal cord.

“Daniel is doing well after lots of chemo,” dad Steve told me.
Said mom Whitney, “The tumor has responded to the chemo and Daniel’s scans look good. Sometime in the future, Daniel will be starting radiation.”

It’s a worrisome time for Steve and Whitney, but they are feeling blessed their son is doing well.
So today, they will turn on the Auburn football game and hope for a big win over Baylor.

And sometime during the game, their son Daniel will let out a “War Eagle!”.

Steve and Whitney will look at one another and grin.

For win or lose, their son will have just made their day.

Auburn Football
Auburn University

02/09/2026

They held their heads up as best they could- they then bowed their heads in prayer.

Last night, Jason and Brittney Roberts along with their daughter Charlie and Brittney’s mom read more cards and letters sent to their home in Ralph, AL over the past weeks and months.

15-year-old Will Roberts died just over 2 weeks ago of complications from bone cancer.
Will’s sister Darby Kate passed 13 years ago at 68 days when Will was 2 years old.

Late last night, Brittney shared her heart with a prayer after a long Sunday.
She thanked God for the folks at the family church, she thanked Him
for her husband remaining strong and she thanked Him for guiding you as you reached out.

Here’s Brittney:

“God, thank You for the blessings we received today at church and for the complete strangers we got to meet simply because of Will.

“Thank You for letting us watch Will’s friend Darren Hallum get baptized today and for the fellowship we shared afterward with him and his family.

“Thank You for every card and every word of encouragement Jason and I sat and opened together tonight (Sunday), taking turns reading them back and forth.
What a blessing it was to see how complete strangers have cared for our family and to realize all over again just how many lives Will touched in his short 15 years.

“God, thank You for allowing Jason and me to cope and grieve in different ways. Only You know how perfectly we complement each other. When one is weak, somehow the other finds the strength to stand.

“It’s only been a little over two weeks since we lost Will, and only one week since we laid him to rest. I know there will be hard days ahead. I know there will be times when Jason and I grieve differently and don’t understand what the other needs. When those days come, God, be the hand between us. Teach us how to give each other grace and how to grow through this together instead of letting grief pull us apart.

“And God, thank You for the man You made Jason to be and for letting me be the one he chose to spend the rest of his life with.

“Tonight, Charlie asked me to come upstairs. She was crying and told me she was struggling with sadness.
She had thought of something funny and went to text Will, only to be reminded of what we don’t want to face.

“We talked for a while, and then somehow we ended up laughing because wild Rebel jumped on the bed doing only Rebel things-aggravating us, being completely inappropriate for the moment, and somehow making us laugh when we really needed it.

“We immediately thought of Will because that dog has his same candid, aggravating ways.
After Rebel finally settled down, Jason knocked on the door and came in to pray with us.

“As I listened to Jason pray it reminded me again of just how much weight this man carries for our family. He carries his own grief. He lost his son too. Yet he still walks into a room where his other child is hurting and I’m trying to comfort her, and he gets down beside us and leads our family in prayer.

“God, Jason is my strength. He thinks I am his strength right now, but what he doesn’t realize is how strong he still is, even when he feels weak.

“Will knew exactly who his daddy was. He knew the man he could depend on, and I know without a doubt that if Will could see us tonight, he would know his daddy is still doing exactly what he trusted him to do… taking care of me and Charlie while making sure we keep our eyes on You.

“Thank You, God, for another day where the sadness was heavy, but the blessings were still there.

“We just have to keep looking for them, and in them I know we will see You and the reminders of Will that are sent straight from Heaven.”

Once again I appreciate Brittney and the Roberts family for giving us a little peek into their wonderful family.

And as we continue to support the family, I’d like to encourage you to stay in touch with the Roberts by sending your cards and letters here:

The Roberts Family
14086 Sipsey Valley Rd. S
Ralph, AL 35480

The Roberts have united us during their incredible journey.

Let’s tell them we will continue to honor their son.

Let’s tell them we will do our best to Be Like Will.

* You can follow the Roberts on Facebook at Brittney Battles Roberts

*Pictures courtesy Brittney Roberts & Lance Holloway

02/09/2026

She sounded upbeat as she told me about her journey.
It’s a journey that started in August of 2018 and continues to this day.

Jessica King has been fighting cancer for 8 years, but if doctors find her cancer has spread come the 22nd of this month?
“They won’t be able to do much more,” Jessica told me.

Jessica King is a married mother of 4 from Deberry, Texas
What she told me when we started our conversation almost floored me.
“I have been diagnosed with oral cancer 7 times,” she told me.
Jessica King is only 39 years old.

The first diagnosis came in 2018 when her dentist suggested Jessica get a biopsy after seeing a spot.
It was cancer indeed as doctors found a tumor in Jessica’s jaw and cancer in her gums.

It was a 12 hour surgery followed by 30 rounds of radiation.
Jessica went 5 years without issues.
Until 2023 arrived.

“The cancer came back twice in 2023,” Jessica told me.
Cancer returned again in 2024- Jessica received a trial drug at MD Anderson in Houston.
And in 2025? Two more cancer diagnoses.

It was few months ago when Jessica underwent another major surgery.
And just weeks ago, doctors found more cancer in Jessica’s gums, cheek and the roof of her mouth.

Come the 22nd of this month, doctors will operate again in what will be a 12 hour surgery.
They will remove the roof of Jessica’s mouth.
They will create a flap from another part of Jessica’s body and usd it to replace what they take.

“If doctors find more cancer this time they will likely tell me there is nothing more they can do,” said Jessica.
“They have already told me the chemo is not working,” she added.

Jessica is staying positive- she’s living by faith, not fear.
Still, she’s had some 30 surgeries.
She’s lost 50 pounds since May, she has spinal cord and leg issues due to treatment and a feeding tube will soon be coming.

While Jessica is frustrated over a lack of future options (“There must be a trial drug or an alternative treatment out there,” said Jessica), she is thinking of the good things in life that will strengthen her will to live.”

“I’m going to work hard to live to see my daughter graduate from college,” Jessica told me.
“I have a grandson on the way, and I have family and friends who love me,” she added.

Jessica King is keeping the faith before the surgery that could decide her fate just 5 days before her 40th birthday.

“I’m blessed to have many people supporting me,” said Jessica, before reminding me of the mantra she’s used for 8 years.

“No One Fights Alone.”

31/08/2026

Many of y’all have been asking me to update you on Daphne, AL’s Logan Combs, the 19-year-old who suffered a traumatic brain injury when a car hit his motorcycle weeks ago.
Not only did Logan suffer a TBI, but he suffered paralysis as well.

“Logan had cervical and thoracic spine injuries,” mom Lisa Combs told me.
“He injured the C5 and C6 cervical vertebrae in his neck and the T3 through T5 vertebrae in his back,” added Lisa.
“Logan is paralyzed from the waist down.”

Logan has been at Shepherd Center in Atlanta for several weeks.
He’s making progress, and Lisa has given me permission to bring you her post that not only updates you on Logan’s health, but Lisa’s inner feelings as well.

Writes Lisa:

“When we think of loss, I think it is common and natural to go to a sad place. I am telling you it is possible to lose things and proudly stand in a happy place.

“For instance, going back to May 22nd I would say my family experienced a loss so unthinkable only people who know really get it. On May 22 at 9:09 am our son, Logan, was involved in a motorcycle accident through no fault of his own. At 9:09 a.m. my family became something it had not previously been… a family who struggled to imagine life without one of its members, a family who was forced to sit in the heartbreaking agony of no longer being “Combs party of 7”, a family who would never be the same. LOSS!

“Fortunately we did not have to experience loss in the worst possible way that so many other families do. Our son lived. God allowed us another day. Future days are unknown. But in truth all of our future days are unknown. I know now what that means and what it looks like to believe it on a visceral level.

“On this day 3 months after the accident I want to share the happiness that comes from loss…
- We lost the hour to hour fear for Logan’s life..
- a residence in the ICU in Florida…
- the days of relentless tears and fears…
- waiting for movement in his right arm…
- that dreadful C collar (which Logan does not remember at all)…
- a jaw that was wired shut for 6 weeks…
- over 50 staples in his clavicle and scapula…
- stitches in his wrist, cervical and thoracic spine…
- 2 chest tubes…
- tube feeding…
- vocal chords that don’t touch…
- an airway that is too small…
- a ventilator…
- a pic line…
- needing a tube to take meds
- 33 staples from the flap surgery
- the parents that we used to be

“Those losses are the best gains. The best victories. The absolute proof that we are not in control. The proof that each day is a gift.

“Those losses have made a way for my family to do what every mom dreams of… a family who shows up when life happens. A daughter who left her home in Missouri to be here when we needed her, a son who held down the fort while visiting Atlanta and taking care of the dogs when the girls were here with Logan, a daughter who rearranged her work schedule to make a way to be here for weeks at a time, and a husband/father who did what no parent wants to do… left us to go work only to drive every Friday night for 5 1/2 hours to be here in Atlanta on the weekends only to drive back on Sunday night to do it all again. We gained the knowledge that we can show up. The peace that comes from knowing they will take care of each other when we are gone.

“From loss we gained beautiful new friendships that we not have known otherwise, insight into a world that desperately needs a voice, resilience, and a love for God that to be honest I am not sure I could have understood otherwise.

“So, as easy as it is to sit in loss and the black hole it can become, we choose to sing from the rooftops because Logan is here today. Loss?? Absolutely but so many wonderful gains. Today we give thanks to our Father for the unwavering beauty that has come from May 22nd. We don’t know what the future looks like, but we are so blessed to know it is one that includes Logan. It is one that has brought us together with lovely people all over the world.

“When people enter his room and marvel at the hundreds of cards from all over the world, I get to say these are a testament to how the Lord works through people to bring healing to the brokenhearted and hope to the hopeless. Most importantly I can breathe easy knowing God has a plan according to Jeremiah 29:11. I can breathe easy knowing I don’t have to orchestrate one.

“Instead, I simply show up and love Logan!!”

Logan Combs has a long road ahead, but every day he shows a smidge of improvement, and for that the family is grateful for your cards, letters and support.

I hope you can leave a comment for Logan.

If you’d like to send a card or a letter to Logan here’s the address:

Shepherd Center
Attn: Logan Combs
Room 323
2020 Peachtree Road NW
Atlanta, Ga 30309

You can follow Lisa’s page here:

Lisa Combs

31/08/2026

So proud of our girl

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30/08/2026

I’ve written about her many times.
Her name is Eleanor Faith, known by many as The Halo Baby.
Today, Eleanor needs our prayers.
And her family is praying our friends from Medicaid can deliver Eleanor some Good News.

It was April of 2024 when then-28-year-old Tasha Johnson gave birth at USA Health Children's & Women's Hospital in Mobile.
She had learned at 30 weeks about her daughter's condition, so Tasha prayed, asking God that her baby be born healthy.
"I leaned on my faith when I was expecting, so I decided to name our baby Eleanor Faith," said Tasha.

It's called Osteogenesis imperfecta- it's a genetic bone disorder that is present at birth- it's also known as Brittle Bone Disease.
A child born with OI has soft bones that easily break.
It's a lifelong condition.
Eleanor Faith's parents Tasha and Stewart were hopeful and ready to help when the baby was born.

"Eleanor Faith broke 7 bones at birth," Tasha told me.
"She suffered 2 broken legs, a broken arm, multiple broken ribs and a skull fracture," added Tasha.
Eleanor Faith spent 67 days in the NICU.
Braces and ACE bandages and casts- it was a harbinger of a life to come.

Eleanor’s mom Tasha Johnson is feeling a bit confused lately.
Her daughter has undergone cervical
spine surgery in Atlanta.
While Eleanor is back home, the amount of care she requires is mind-boggling.

Eleanor still requires a level of care far beyond that of a typical 2-year-old. She has severe bone fragility, a halo that is screwed into her skull with pin sites that have to be monitored and cared for, an NG feeding tube, feeding pumps and feeding/swallowing issues following surgery.

She requires close supervision, therapies, frequent medical appointments and careful handling because something that would be harmless for another toddler can cause a fracture in Eleanor.

And now for the frustration Tasha is feeling:

The Johnson family asked Medicaid for home nursing.
They weren’t asking for a nurse to raise Eleanor or replace Tasha as her mother.
Home nursing would provide skilled medical support for a medically complex child and another trained set of eyes and hands to help keep her safe.

Days ago, the family received an official denial stating that Eleanor “does not meet criteria.”
What Tasha doesn’t understand is what criteria.
The denial does not explain specifically what she failed to meet or what additional documentation would demonstrate her need.

Tasha Johnson is a loving mother who is scratching her head.
“I’m not asking for something simply because life is difficult right now- I want answers,” said Tasha.

“If Eleanor truly doesn’t meet the criteria for skilled nursing, I want someone to explain what those criteria are and why a medically fragile 2-year-old recovering from cervical spine surgery doesn’t meet them,” said Tasha.

There are good people who work for Medicaid- in fact, over 22 million hard working Americans work in the health care field.
But there comes a time when sensible minds need to come together and help a sweet 2-year-old receive the blessings of a few extra nurses.

Says mom Tasha:

“I want people to know that Eleanor is thriving.
This isn’t a story about a little girl who isn’t doing well.
She is doing phenomenally, and we are so grateful and constantly thanking God.

“This is about making sure Eleanor has the support she needs to continue healing, growing and thriving safely at home.”

Like you, I hope sweet Eleanor continues receiving the care she needs.

And the suits in corporate America do the right thing. 🥲

30/08/2026

She’s 9 years old and she can’t wait until tomorrow.
Addison, AL’s Zoey Cleghorn will be fitted for her prosthetic on Monday.
She’s already had a rotationplasty as doctors took much of her leg.
Tomorrow, Zoey will be fitted for her prosthetic, something Zoey is very excited about.

We’ve heard this story before.
It’s the story of a sweet youngster from Alabama fighting bone cancer.

Zoey is about 6 years younger than our friend Will Roberts (Will passed away last month), but she’s facing the same challenges.
She’s trying to slow a beast that shows no remorse.
Zoey is inspiring the world, just like Will.

Zoey Cleghorn received the diagnosis months ago.
The news was shocking as doctors found a spot on Zoey’s right femur.
Doctors diagnosed Zoey with osteosarcoma, or bone cancer.
Bobby and Amy Cleghorn are of course worried about Zoey, but they are proud of their daughter, too.

Zoey’s mom Amy reached out last night and sent me an update.
She wants you to know her daughter is staying strong and is excited about receiving her prosthesis.

Says Amy:

“Zoey is doing good!

“We have 5 more chemo's.
Scans are Nov 5th to make sure we have no more growth.
Last scans were clear, so praying for the same news.

“We go Monday to be fitted for her prosthetic. She is real excited about that. We have been to the school twice to visit friends, they miss her so much and she definitely misses them.

“We think we will be back in school for good come January.

“Praise Jesus for His miracles.”

Zoey Cleghorn is a wonderful child, who while concerned about her future is excited about her future as well.

Let’s send Zoey our best.

Let’s share Zoey’s glass half full spirit with all!

*Thanks to Amy Cleghorn for the pictures.

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