"Let them have hope"

Yesterday Rowan's central venous catheter became clotted and stopped working.  We took him in to the emergency room so they could administer tpa in an effort to free the line from blood clots and get it working again.  Rowan is dependent on his central line for nightly intravenous tpn nutrition, and his neupogen bone marrow stimulant infusions which he gets twice a week.  He also has routine labs drawn from his line every 1-2 weeks, and receives iron and IvIg infusions through it every 3-4 weeks.  Rowan has already had 17 different central lines replaced over the years, due to various complications, so a lot of scar tissue has built up in his chest, making it more and more difficult for them to find access.  So, as you can see, it was very important that we save this new line yesterday.

Thankfully, the blood thinning agent was able to dissolve the clot, and Rowan was able to go home from the ER.  I let Rowan know how many people were praying for him all day, and praying for the doctors and nurses to be able to fix his line.  As we were going to bed last night, I told Rowan once again "Isn't it awesome how many people were praying for your line to be fixed today...and look, it worked!"  He agreed, but thought for minute and told me this: 

"Yes, Mommy, it is great how many people prayed for my line to be fixed, and I'm so happy God heard them and fixed it, but I'm not the only lucky one." 

I asked him what he meant and he said "Mommy, it was good for all those people too, because it made them pray for me, and it gave them love, and it...well, it let them have hope. So I'm not the only one who had a good day!"

I am just blown away, once again.  I would have never had that perspective, if it wasn't for Rowan.  Of course I was happy for Rowan and our answered prayer, and of course I was grateful for everyone's time and prayers.  But, to see them as being blessed to "get" to pray for Rowan, and happy that they were able to ask God for help, and to appreciate that they were able to have some hope in something...WOW!  So amazed by this little boys perspective on things.  And now, so happy that you all were able to have some hope in your day yesterday:)