The Best Medicine

As Mary Poppins wisely said, "a spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down" we have seen a measure of truth to that little adage.

In our case the sugar that has turned into the best medicine has been the cards and visitors that have come into our home and for the time they were here brought rays of sunshine and hope into our son's day. The healing power that a kind word, a heartfelt expression of love or a sincere act of kindness can have on one's body is amazing. We watch it each and every day with Marcus' recovery. Family and friends come over to pay a visit and Marcus is filled with the best kind of medicine a doctor could prescribe - happiness, joy and laughter. The other day a little friend was over and Marcus began to laugh. This is so incredibly painful for a boy who has so many rib fractures. I became concerned and asked the boys not to make Marcus laugh as it was clearly hurting him. He turned to me and said "Mom, sometimes a good laugh is worth some pain."

So thanks to all who have been a wonderful spoon full of sugar during this crazy time.