On the Sunday before Labor Day we sat around what used to be called Emily Campground #2. Earlier in the weekend, Amy had decided we should rename it to Amy Campground, because why should there be Emily 1,2, and 3. Our family went up and joined Mom and Dad, Amy and Mat, Hayden and J'lynn with babies after the football game on Friday. Luke and Emily joined us for Sunday dinner in the hills and we reminisced about Labor Day Past; Truck wrecks, animals hunted, fights, and oh yes, Cancer camp. 13 years ago. Jace went to the dr the day after being in Emily Campground 13 yrs ago, leading to his leukemia diagnosis.
This year. The day after Labor Day, Luke got the phone call. He's been sick a year. Last August (ish) he got covid, got immunization. Kept the cough. A couple of months later. Pnuemonia. A couple of months later, covid, pnuemonia, back and forth. June. a dr said: 'this isn't changing, something else is going on.' And now, it's official. Lung Cancer.
Amy has put most of the details on fb.
But my details. This is the brother that keeps things light. This is my little brother. This is the one I've always got along with best. This is the one I'm actually probably most like. This brother has littles. They NEED HIM. This brother is the middle of mine and so many others universe. This brother has to be ok. The world needs him. I need him.
