Ginny Adams Beckstead

Texas United States

Teacher

September 2009 My life has changed drastically in the last two months. Our son Jason´s oldest daughter, McKenna, was diagnosed with Leukemia. She was a thirteen year old, healthy girl trying out for the volleyball team for her first year in public school this year. What a blow, no volleyball, no first dance, no school, much less facing no hair. Those losses seem trite now to the loss of feeling good enough to sit up all day or see friends or just be home instead of the hospital. Kim and I decided to help out by moving me to Houston. I am now in an apartment near our son´s house. He drives to Houston every weekend to see me. I am homeschooling McKenna and her sister, Lauren, every day. So