Princess Meghan

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Meghan

"Princess"

Pettibone

Meghan has cancer. Her grandmother had a family portrait scheduled just days after her first chemo. She is such a trooper! Brian was thinking about the next pose he was going to photograph and she was sitting on the posing stool, holding her mask so she wouldn't pick up any nasty germs going around. Just look at those eyes! What a beautiful little girl! We have had a lot of "cancer conversations" because Brian's mom had found out about her cancer at about the same time. But Barb was 70 years older than Meghan. Something about a child with cancer that pulls at your heart a little harder...... When spring rolled around I asked Jen to bring the kids in for bunny pictures if they could. You never know what obstacle cancer will throw in your path, so we crossed our fingers it would work. Luckily Meghan, now Princess Meghan, came in with her brother Zach. She had on one of the most beautiful Easter dresses I have ever seen - along with her crown. She took the crown off for pictures with Zach, but we had to have one with the crown! I am not sure who had a better time - us or the kids. Or maybe Tom and Jen. After all, it was a chance to do something as a family that made you feel normal in the midst of all of the abnormality that over a year of cancer treatment gives you.

Now Princess Meghan is the honorary chairperson for the 2009 Adams County Relay for Life fundraiser to be held this weekend. If you get the chance to go and get even close to Meghan, I am sure you will get to hear her wonderful giggle, because she laughs and giggles a lot! And next year, we look forward to her participating with the wind blowing through her hair and even more giggles and laughter!