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This Ribbon
Is The Symbol Of Grief

Brian Easter
August 25, 1969
June 6, 1998

" God's Lent Child"

I'll lend you for a little time
A child of mine, God said.
For you to love all the while he lives
And mourn for when he's dead.

It may be six or seven years
Or twenty-two or three.
But will you, till I call him back,
Take care of him for me?

He'll bring his charm to gladden you
And shall his stay be brief,
You'll have his lovely memories
As solace for your grief.

I cannot promise he will stay
Since all from earth return,
But there are lessons taught down there
I want this child to learn.

I've looked the wide world over
In my search for teachers true.
And from the throngs that crowd life's lane
I have selected you.

Now will you give him all your love,
Nor think the labor in vain,
Nor hate when I come to call
To take him back again.

I fancied that I heard them say,
"Dear Lord, Thy will be done.
For all the joy Thy child shall bring,
The risk of grief we'll run."

"We'll shelter him with tenderness.
We'll love him while we may,
And for the happiness we've known.
Forever grateful stay."

"But shall the angels call for him
Much sooner than we've planned,
We'll brave the bitter grief that comes
And try to understand."

Brian fought a hard battle with leukemia. He went through this illness always believing that he would be able to beat the cancer.

Brian you are now cancer free, no more pain, treatment, or sickness-you now have a new body perfectly made by God.

Brian was diagnosed with leukemia in July 1996, after months of chemo treatment, and after a few months of remission the cancer returned. He then had a bone marrow transplant, which we fully believed would be a cure for him, but that was not to be. In January we found out that the cancer was returning, and then the battle to stay caught up with the cancer began.

Brian, I will always love and miss you, the time we got to spend together I cherish in my memory. Some days were really hard but we also had many good times together. Brian you are on my thoughts everyday and I miss you, but find comfort in knowing that we will be reunited one day.

Harold Sanborn, I will always be thankful to you not only for your donation of bone marrow but also the prayers you offered on our behalf, and the notes of encouragement you sent us. Thanks again Harold and God bless you and your family.

Brian, you are now in a loving God's hands, who seeks us to be His children. I fully believe that He sent His angels to your hospital room that Saturday night and took you to your eternal home to live with Him forever.

With all my Love,
Mom