About Me

Wife, Physical Therapist turned stay-at-home SMA mom, and Independent Wellness Advocate for essential oils. I'm Meredith and this is the journey of our beautiful life! I am Mom to our sweet Leo, who was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) at 3 wks of age. SMA is a terminal, neuromuscular genetic disease. Our life is not what we "planned", and it can certainly bring many tears at times, but Leo shines a light brighter than we could have ever imagined. His love and joy has changed our lives, and we are forever grateful for our greatest blessing. He is medically fragile and requires 24/7 skilled care, but to us he is perfection. He is part of a greater plan we are just beginning to get a glimpse of. We live life embracing every moment, and doing everything we can to give Leo every experience possible all while praising God for our MANY blessings.

Saturday, August 8, 2015

Candle Lighting

We had an amazing day today with friends and family. Leo has become quite the lake lover, and he had a great time going on a boat ride and hanging out on the dock!
This evening we lit our candle in honor of SMA angels and warriors. There are many times we push aside the reality of what a diagnosis of SMA can mean. We choose not to think about this, and celebrate and live in the moment. Tonight we celebrate our warrior Leo, but also celebrate the lives of all the many other warriors and angels. Our hearts ache for the families that are going through such incredibly tough times after the loss of their child, tough times that we can only imagine do not end. We send our love to all of you.

We are so very blessed to have Leo. SMA is horrible, but Leo is as put today "an angel on earth". Leo and so many of these children have touched so many lives, and are changing the world. We are also reminded once again, how very blessed we are to be surrounded by love and support for us and Leo. Friends and family have reached out in so many ways along our journey. You all will never know what this means to us. Thank you so much.

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