Days 61-68: Advocate

Advocate
This is a post that’s a little hard to write. I’m hoping it doesn’t come out in jumbled thoughts but that it makes sense and is an encouragement to you.

Have you ever had to advocate for someone? It’s not always a comfortable position to be in. Most of the time, advocating means that you are pushing against something – either you have questions about what’s best or you would like for things to be handled in a different manner.

Jon and I are in the position (sometimes uncomfortable) of being Ellie’s advocates. We don’t take this responsibility lightly, and we also try hard not to abuse it. There have been a few times that we have brought concerns and questions to our medical team, and they have answered and explained kindly. Most of the time, once our concerns are heard and questions are answered, we all end up…