Nancy's Mom kept the camera for me to take off my gown and gloves to return here to spread the good news and in my rush I forgot to get it from her!
Oh what a Christmas this will be for all of us! As soon as I return from ICU with the camera I'll share my daughter's incredible smile with all of you...it's worth the wait, it's worth the joy, it's worth the love she expresses without saying a word, it says it ALL! I feel as though the weight of the world has just been lifted from my shoulders and I just can't stop crying. DAD's out there, it's okay for a man to cry, and if it isn't I really don't care what anyone says or thinks, and neither would you, if you were in my shoes!
Love,
Nancy's Dad
Vance
14 comments:
Oh Vance,
Cry all you want. I am crying with you during this WONDERFUL moment! Praise the Lord. Nancy is so strong and I can't wait to see that smile on her face. Her smiles have always given me strength and hope!
God Bless you Vance, Ann, Scott, and Hannah for this magical moment. I know it is going to be one of many for Nancy as she continues to amaze us all.
Please give her hand a squeeze for me and tell her that I love her. We are rejoicing in our home right now!
We love you all!
Love,
Debbie
I cannot imagine the joy and relief that Nancy feels as she took her first breath and I'm sure that her beautiful smile shows it!!!!!!! I am sooooo excited that she is breathing with her new lungs...God is so good!
Let the tears flow, tears of joy are the best kind...you are truly an amazing daddy!
I'm thinking of all of you...
Please tell Nancy I love her and am just so excited for her!
Love,
Lara
SUCH GOOD NEWS AND HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR JUST THIS ENTRY FROM YOU.........
Vance - I am sitting here crying as I read your post as I have all the other ones. We are so happy for you. You have become dear friends through this trial. We are so happy for Nancy and for all of you. I hope we can meet you soon. We will keep praying.
Judy (Cammi's mom)
like everyone, have waited for the good word and now the new life begins. thank you for all the sharings!! much luv.
Claire (North Carolina)
We are all crying with you, Vance - tears of JOY!!
We love you all and continue to offer our prayers of thanksgiving for this miraculous week!! We continue to pray, too, for Nancy's recovery and that God watches over all of you in the days ahead.
Love to all of you!!
Judy and Dick
Nancy - YOU ARE AWESOME!!!!! I am so happy that you are breathing on your own with CLEAR and HEALTHY lungs! You are doing SO great! We are SO HAPPY for you!!!!
Thanks for the updates, Vance! We love hearing Nancy's progress throughout the day!
I am crying too!! Me too! CRY CRY CRY! ONLY Nancy could go through what she has and still look amazingly beautiful! GOD IS SOOOO GOOD!
We are crying, too! And our son Lance (who moved to Joseph in May and attends St. Patrick's) cried when we told him, as he has been praying for her just as all of us at St. Patrick's have been! There will be a real celebration tomorrow morning at St. Patrick's when we take in this photograph and your post, Vance! If you hear echoes of a shout back there in PA, know they came from Oregon!
We are so praising God through our tears! What a wonderful Christmas for all of you! GOD IS GOOD!
Our love and prayers remain with you,
Jan and Dan
Nancy--You look fabulous!! We all have giant smiles on our faces! We love you sooooo much! God bless you Uncle Vance cry as much as you want--I think we all share in your joy! We love you all so very much--thanks for the updates. God Bless,
Bridgette &Rob
Jii, Will, Joe and Delaney
Dennis (Cammi's Dad)
It is a miracle! Nancy looks so much better. Thanks for keeping us in the loop.
I check the blog every few hours for news and cry tears of joy with each update. You can't know how excitng this us unless you have lived with and loved someone who has CF.
God bless Nancy and thank you Vance for keeping the rest of us informed of her progress. What a beautiful picture...Dennis
The best possible news! I was so hoping that the respirator tube would be out today, and that must be such a great relief for Nancy. I wasn't expecting to see a photo of her grinning up at us! I am on tenterhooks for every update, so thank you so much for keeping us informed, though I'm sure you must relish being able to shout it to the world that Nancy has her new lungs and is going to finally start feeling better!!
Love to Nancy, and to all of you,
Claire
Oh Nancy you will look wonderful! I am so happy to see that beautiful smile, and to read such wonderful reports!! I am so thankful that you are doing so well! We are so proud of you! You are such an amazing person! Thanks Vance for all the wonderful reports! I wish I wasn't so far away, I'd hug you all!!! What a wonderful christmas this will be! Just know that you are so loved, and we are sending many hugs, much love, and saying many prayers! What a wonderful family you all are!!
Love, and hugs to you all!
MaryBeth
Nancy, Vance, Ann,
It is with great relief that we've followed these events over the ever extended months you've had to endure waiting for this to happen. It it also with great honor, that we would give the family of the donor, knowing what they're enduring right now as well. The Deaf as a Post Lunch Bunch has the greatest lover for Vance, and for all the others invovled. While we're all older & have had many trails of our own, a dlb. lung transplant is probably not on any of our lists, so we can only extrapolate the difficulties. We just know that all is getting better now & wish you & all your family the best at this holiday season. We hope you'll be our guest at lunch here in Jackson one of these days. In the interim...from Wyoming to Pittsburgh, what a holiday. wf
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