Candles - March 25

Update from Brianna's Mom Jennifer:

So....I just spent almost the last hour working on today's update and then lost it!!! This has happened on two other occassions and it upsets me so much that I put the time in and begin editting only to lose all of it...then I can't bring myself to re-write the update until later!!
I will at least cover what the title is for and ask that you visit www.gratefulness.org and click on "GROUP" Enter the initials "BLS" for the group name and follow the directions to light a candle for Brianna. We woud like everyone to do this in order to allow Brianna to have a visual allowing her to see how many people are praying for her. Please light a candle and forward it on to everyone you know so Brianna can see the overwhelming support she has on this difficult journey!!
"Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for him to act." Psalm 37:7
"Patience is having faith in God's timing"...something I must always repeat to myself when I feel frustrated having to watch Brianna endure such a difficult journey!!
Something to show all of you the type of person Brianna is and to use as an example of how she always cares about others first is our experience this past Sunday evening.
Brianna experienced another excrutiating migraine headache, which for us is hard to deal with as the symptoms/effects are the same as those caused by the tumor. Crying/screaming in pain, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, etc. Though we want to run to the ER we know that recently it was determined that her tumor is stable, and maybe even looks better than a previous MRI. Brianna swore that Sunday evening she had, "the worst headache of her entire life!" She has always been dramatic but after last Sept/Oct. how do you know for sure when she needs medical attention and when she needs to get through it on her own??
Well, Bob and I were trying to help her best we could giving her medicine, icepacks, holding her, praying for her, and trying to get her to relax and breathe...it took almost 2 hours for her to finally settle down!! In the middle of all of the crying and yelling, etc. Brianna must have seen that I was upset and apologized to me. I asked her why she was saying she was "so sorry" and she said, "I'm sorry you have to deal with this and see me go through all of this." As my heart was breaking I grabbed her and told her to never worry about anything except getting better! I want her to focus on fighting he tumor and not about making sure we are all o.k. I want Brianna to be selfish and put herself #1 so that all of her energy can be used to fight this battle.
That is probably the best example to show you Brianna's caring, loving nature and why she is truly a special child!!
Thank you for your continued love and support! God Bless!!