My son's birthday

Scott and Laura Larson

Today, November 16, is my son's 30th birthday. His name is Scott and I love him dearly. The day after his birthday, Monday, I will learn the results from the PET Scan.

I pray that I will have good news for him. He is waiting anxiously to hear what the doctors have to say. He lives in Denver, Colorado, so we do not see each other as much as we both would like to.

Last August, he married Laura Smith in Las Vegas. It was my first time to Vegas and that trip will probably be my last, but I would not have missed his wedding for anything. Laura is a wonderful woman and I feel very comforted when I see the way they get along with each other. They have a good marriage and I am very proud of my son and Laura.

As with most parents, I would want Scott to bury me rather than I bury him. Still, I would like to live longer to be able to continue the work I do with writing for hypeOrlando - Orlando helping Orlando and for the Orlando Charity examiner. I would want to continue working with various charities and to continue serving on the board for New Directions Community Outreach.

Of course, I would also like to be here and grow old with Vida and to be there for my parents and my brother and sister. We are a very close family. I do not recall any arguments that created any grudges or hard feelings that were not ironed out.

Sadly, I see many families that are torn apart and was never really able to understand how that could happen within a family. Not with ours.

For now, I can say Happy Birthday, Scott! May we enjoy many more birthdays to come. And may the quality of my life not be jeopardized. I just feel that this is the way it should be and am hopeful the news tomorrow will reflect that instinct.