Will Pop Be Back?

I am afraid I forget sometimes that Anna Claire is just 4. She is just such an old soul and so emotionally mature for her age that I find myself in awe.

Larry and I were talking Wednesday of last week about how down she seemed. Not her happy self, withdrawn, sad even. 

We guessed it was because Larry's dad, her Pop, who also lives with us, was in the hospital. 

A car ride conversation confirmed it. She was so worried about him! And in her mind she had equated it to what happened to my mom, her Meme. 

"Mommy, is Pop going to rehab? Will Pop have Hospice? Will Pop go to Signature? Will he be in a wheelchair? Is Pop coming back home?" 

Then, the day we drove to pick him up and bring him home, Larry explained he would be coming home. She jumped up and down and cheered and had the biggest smile on her face you ever saw. Precious girl!

Now if we could just figure out how to explain to her the her Grandpa Freddie has cancer and what cancer is. We just haven't had the heart so far. Praying for the words and timing! And victory over cancer, ultimately!