The doctors, nurses, support staff are all incredible

Those who know my family, and / or are Friends with me on Facebook, know our little girl suffers from Scoliosis. 

For the past two and a half years Jade has been under the care of Dr. Reilly, at BC Children's Hospital.  He is one of two surgeon specialists that have the special skills needed to help children that suffer from this disease, and he works with an incredible team of men and women in the Scoliosis Clinic.

Having a child with Scoliosis has been hard – but nowhere near as hard as it is on the child who suffer from this painful disease.

Her surgery was canceled twice – but this weekend things came together for her surgery to take place. The first of two surgeries took place over a five hour period on Thursday --- the second stage will take 6+ hours on Monday.

There are many things that, to be honest, I am not happy about with regards to the health care system. I do not include however the people who work in, and provide the care, within that system.

We have seen incredible compassion for the tiniest babies, for toddlers, young children, right up to young teenage ladies and young men. 

The doctors, nurses, support staff are all incredible -- and through their actions they show time and time again, this is where they want to be ... and this is the job they feel called to do.

For that I am very grateful!

I am also very grateful for all the special well wishes that have been passed our way -- for the words of support – and for the hundreds of prayers being sent to the heavens!

As I mentioned a few days ago I'll be hit and miss here for the next little while as we go through this time, but I wanted to pass along this update.

Thanks again for all your support, and if it fits with your beliefs, feel free to send up a few prayers over the next few days … especially Monday morning.

I'm Alan Forseth, in Vancouver at the moment ... tonight with the thoughts of one parent.