cracked glass...

for sometime

 i've been following

 the life of

.

cayman

i love that little girl

and her momma kristen

 and her papa mike

two days ago cayman

was showing signs

of shunt failure

it's not the first time

in-fact one year ago today

her heart stopped

went to the off position

she became lifeless

turned blue

mike and kristen

know what it is like

 to have a child

 in your arms

one second from death

a few months ago she again

presented the same

so her parents took her

 to the emergency room

only this time

she became more alert

even playful

the doctor wrote in his notes

so insurance

 denied the entire er visit

so now those bills become private pay

adding to their mountain of debt

three days ago

same thing happened

but this time

wiser to the ways of insurance

they got in the car and drove

to ann arbor's childrens medical center

once again cayman became playful

afraid to enter the er for fear

of denied claims again

they opted to wait it out in a hotel

what a dilemna

sounds crazy doesn't it

some reading their story

 might think they're

 thought process is off

but not us

no not john and i

we have lived this

same dilemna for years

played the same wait and see games

late last night i read on facebook

that after getting back home

to their small town in ohio

cayman in fact did

present with shunt failure

so mike called 911

then life flight arrived

so now insurance

will get to pick up that tab

as john and i layed in bed this morning

i told him about cayman's situation

we lamented about our

many similiar experiences

and how much we feel

for mike and kristen

and then i had to get coy

i remarked that i felt like

finally

just finally

we have a handle

on the finacial havoc

a medically fragile child

creates

the end of our

 extreme medical debt is in near sight

i boasted, i bragged

and then i rolled over

 started thinking

about what we will do

 with more money

and that's about the time

matt called up

the back of the

van window had just shattered

as i stared at the pile

of cracked glass

it snapped me back to reality
a message well sent
and perfectly timed

i never must forget

the lessons

the sarah's and the cayman's

 of the world

are here to teach

it's not about money and possessions

or bigger houses

it's not about new cars

or fancy vacations

it's about life

 precious, precious life
and helping one another