Matt and Patrice were interviewed earlier this week by their local newspaper about baby Jonah’s story. The story ran today on the front page of the Winston-Salem Journal. We don’t get the paper here but the story is also available to read online.
Four days a week on Comedy Central Jon Stewart delivers us The Daily Show. It consists of the days top news stories delivered with a series of jokes. This is followed by skits and interviews. Depending on the subject, the quality is always mixture of hit and miss. Nearly every day you will find at least 5 solid minutes of the 30 minute show that are great. However, this week Jon Stewart delivered one of the best shows I have seen in a long time. The whole show was dedicated to the theme of financial analysts like CNBC not knowing what the hell they are talking about. Love him or hate him. Whether you think The Daily Show is brilliant or a poor excuse for news you will probably find he makes a lot of great points in this episode. You can watch the whole thing above in under 20 minutes.
The story of baby Jonah continues to spread. Over the weekend Matt and Patrice have had nearly 30,000 visitors to their blog. Hundreds of other blogs are sharing their story and spreading the word. A flood of comments continue to fill their blog every day with prayers, words of encouragement, medical advice and even other children of all ages who have suffered from this disease and are still living normal daily lives now. Their Facebook Group continues to gain new members of support and is currently over 1000 members strong. Tens of thousands across the country have joined with their churches in support through prayer groups for baby Jonah.
For those of you who are not aware I wanted to share this with you. Lauren’s longtime friends Matt & Patrice are going through a very tough time with their newborn son today. They were pregnant last year with a boy. They named him Gabe. At 37 weeks, with no former signs of trouble, Patrice had a miscarriage and Gabe was stillborn. Lauren had taken pregnancy photos earlier last year that ended up being some of the only recorded memories Matt & Patrice had of Gabe. The doctors never learned what caused Gabes death.
Yesterday my oldest stepsister Amber, who now lives in Tennessee, gave birth to her first baby. Her name is Miah Lenoir. She weighed 7lbs and measured 19-1/2”. I am told she has a lot of black hair which is covered up by her cap in this picture. This photo is from a cellphone but expect more to come later from a better digital camera.
It is time to catch up on the past couple busy weeks. Last weekend we decided to stay close to home. Valentine’s Day fell on a Saturday this year which meant going out to dinner at a restaurant would be crazy. We tend to be patient people but we also value our time. Waiting around for a couple hours for a table in Greenville and an over priced meal is not our first idea of fun or romantic. We decided dinner for two at home seemed more appropriate. Provided that this was a “real dinner” which meant putting aside the TV dinner trays and pizza boxes in favor of home cooking and the dining room table. Who knew you could eat at a table while at home? We only seem to do that a couple times a year so this qualified as one of those special occasions…..
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