Thank You
To the thousands who cared for our family and have shown your love during this cancer journey....this blog post is for you.
Thank you.
Thank you for the thousands of messages. Thank you for taking time out of your busy lives to message me something encouraging, a scripture, or just a hello. You gave me hope exactly when I needed it.
To the hundreds who helped us financially, thank you. You have relieved such a huge burden for us and have allowed us to focus on my health and our family. Every single penny we raised went to our medical bills and we are so grateful for every donation. Thank you.
Thank you for texting me and remembering me when I felt so alone and weak. You made me feel stronger.
Thank you for sending dozens of gifts to my kids while I couldn’t hold them and play with them. You literally stepped in and showed a mother’s love when I couldn’t. Their favorite things right now are what you have given them this summer and each thing (especially the water balloons, castle, and dinosaur book) brought so much joy! Thank you.
Thank you for giving me care packages and beautiful flowers while I was in isolation. Even though I was too sick to enjoy most of it, I’m enjoying everything now and loved having something pretty and alive in my room. I'm so grateful...you are the most thoughtful people!
To those who purchased my #nicolecrushescancer shirts, thank you. Not only did all of the funds raised go to medical bills, but I felt like I had an army behind me on the worst days (treatment, surgery, appts, scans, weeks of recovery, etc.) and I didn’t feel alone knowing you were wearing your shirts to support me!
Thank you for over 35 dinners!!!!! You guys who gave us dinners relieved so much stress from our lives and it was the perfect way to love our family. Thank you for sending meals, having them delivered, and coming to our house yourself! We also met the most incredible people that will be lifelong friends now and we love you!
Thank you to the dozen of you who flew out and took care of all of us. Thank you for sacrificing your own time to love on us, change diapers, drive us places, and be so helpful during recovery. I can’t imagine how hard this would have been without you.
Thank you to all my new friends here for watching our kids when I was sick and while Andrew was working. Thank you for stepping in, playing games, bringing crafts, folding laundry, making lunches, and filling our home with fun and joy. Thank you for serving us in that way and making yourself available when we needed it the most. We are so grateful for you!
To the thousands praying, thank you. And not just for saying you’re praying but for being on your knees before Jesus interceding on my behalf. Thank you for putting me on your church prayer lists, for spreading the word so more people could pray, for sending me your prayers and asking how to specifically pray. There were times I couldn’t even pray because I was so discouraged or so weak and you helped lift me out of that. Your prayers changed me and I’m forever grateful for you.
All of you thousands of people who have shown us love, you have been the hands and feet of Jesus to us. We love each of you even though we don't know all of you, and can’t thank you enough for all the acts of service you gave our family. I wish I could give each of you a huge hug and thank you personally. I wish I could take you to coffee and share in depth how much you mean to us. We love you.
And lastly, thank you Andrew...You have been our family's rock. But also a tender soul allowing our kids and yourself to feel all the emotions that this journey has brought on. Thank you for serving me and our family with such grace and with such a good attitude. Your early mornings and late nights did not go unnoticed. Your burden was huge, your load was not light, but you carried us all with such love because you let God carry you. You are my greatest gift here on earth and I can't ever thank you enough for all that you did the last 4 months. I love you more than anything.
Cancer has changed our family, but it has also saved us in so many ways. Saying thank you to all of you seems so small....but thank you for everything.
️Much love from the Jacobsmeyers
