Uncle Joes Story

When I got out of the Navy in November of 05. I left my wife and baby girl to start looking for work in California. They were going to move down in February. I moved in with my brother and his family. He has 2 daugthers that live with him one that doesn't. I absolutely adore his children. Their names are Brittany(8), Hailee(6) and Jessica(15 months). I love my family. I have a loving wife(Sarah), a Wonderful son(Marcus) and my baby girl(Lauryn). I had lived my life for the past 10 years in the Navy with my wife, our daughter and our friends. I had never been back except for a week or two throughout the years. It was finally time to be back in my sons life. To be there for him. To be with my family. It was a pretty big step for me. For my family. I felt sad that l left my them in Washington. I even felt a little guilty holding my brothers baby Jess. It was kinda like cheating on my baby. I was apprehensive. Eventually I stopped being that way. Maybe it was the way her face lit up when Uncle Joe came into the room. It was something. I have seen her almost everyday that I have been back in California. She is a wonderful baby. I love her. She helped me feel better when I missed my wife and baby the most. Now my baby and her play and fight and hug each other it is so wonderful. I have never experienced this before even with my son. I was gone to much.I love my family. Now the hard part. Last week my sister-in-law found a lump in Jess's stomach. Thursday they did an ultrasound, Friday a CT scan,Saturday a Biopsy. She is 15 months old and she has tumors in both kidneys. She is 15 months old and she has cancer. I am not one to ask people to pray so if you do please do if you don't just keep us in your thoughts. I love my family.