Our situation.

So. Ella and Liam's Granddaddy, my father, has inoperable pancreatic cancer and probably has a month or two left. We are in Fayetteville, Arkansas, with him and my mom (and siblings and friends and so on). We only learned that it was inoperable last Thursday. It is, as you'd imagine, a tough time, especially for my mom and for the grandkids (and, yes, for me and my siblings). He's in the hospital for at least a few more days and then will go home for hospice care.

There are two things I'm hoping people might do. First, you could send Ella and Liam a note (either e-mail -- ella AT childsfamily DOT com) or, even better, by "real mail" to my folks' house, address below. We will be here at least through June 27, so if you are sending something hard copy, keep that in mind.

Second, my parents' 47th wedding anniversary is on June 17. I would love for them to get lots of anniversary cards, even from people they don't know. You can talk about what sense you've gotten of them from listening to Ella and Liam, or whatever. I just think that might be a better focus for cards than illness-oriented ones.

The address:

Ves & Holly Childs
1126 Reed Valley Road
Fayetteville, AR 72704-5461

Thanks, everyone.