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As any long-time resident of this fallen (yet good and beautiful) world knows, our existence is one that in a moment is blessed and sweet beyond words and in the next, bitter and heartbreaking. My last update was to share our family’s joy at the arrival of my beautiful little nephew, Laydon. 

Now I very humbly ask for your prayers, thoughts and well-wishes for my beautiful cousin, Elly.

She is 24 years old and would have graduated from college this May. For the past 2 months she’s been suffering terrible and debilitating migraines but on this past Thursday suffered seriously enough to be rushed to the ER and placed in ICU. An MRI and biopsy revealed cancerous lesions on her brain as well as metastasized cancer in various places throughout her body. She is a vibrant, otherwise healthy young woman just perched on the edge of an amazing life who is like a little sister to me, and very dear to the whole family. 

God bless all of you and know, too, that I pray for many of you by name daily, and all of you generally (since there are so many names to try and remember, but you are all covered nonetheless!).

Gratefully,

Jacob

Blessed Chiara Badano, pray for my cousin!