Wouldn’t change a thing

I have 3 adult children. Son has had chronic illness (Crohn’s) since 10yo. Also developed IGA-n and needed a kidney transplant in June ‘22 at only 28yo. His older sister (30yo) donated. Very hard surgery for the donor. One month after, my oldest daughter’s 2yo developed TAC and was hospitalized for 12 days. Almost died. And yeah, she donated even with 2 small children. My oldest is a saint.

In July ‘22 I was fired due to a corporate take-over. Then in September my youngest daughter (22YO) was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer right at the beginning of her Sr. Year in college. She’s cancer free as of now. New chemo drugs are amazing. But she has another 4 years of hormone therapy, so that sucks for a young woman in her 20’s.

So 22/23 was epically bad. And dealing with 15+ years of chronic illness is really hard. But I’ve been blessed with a wife/partner I could never have imagined. So that really helps. Still, man, what a year. Now here’s the thing. I wouldn’t change a thing. Yeah, I wish the health things didn’t happen. But we can’t time travel. And parenting these kids has been a blast. Teenage issues - yes. Health issues - totally. But man I love my family. These kids are the best.

Parenting is hard but so fulfilling. Just wanted to put this into the world. Peace……