As many of you may remember, back in December my oldest son saved up his money and bought a baby hamster.  It has become his best friend.  He's got him trained to do almost anything - so adorable.  Scout has definately become a part of our family.

Well, on Friday night we noticed something strange happening to Scout.  Although he acted normal and is eating fine, we noticed that he has developed some large (marble size) lumps under his front legs on his rib cage.  After a few consultations with some vet friends, we realized that Scout has "hamster cancer".   It is common in rodents (no cure) and can usually take a hamsters life within a few weeks/months.  Yes, it broke my son's heart. We were given some cranberries as his chemo treatment,  but my son is more determined than ever to heal Scout through prayer. In fact, he titled this video:  "Please pray for Scout.".

Ironically, this same day also brought an e-mail from a friend I went to college with.  It seems like Scout isn't the only one waiting for a cure for his illness.  My friends son is 10 years old and was recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes which is an autoimmune disorder that requires insulin at every meal; that is, unless a cure is found.  As mothers, we all know what a struggle it would be if that was our own child diagnosed.   Well, on September 13th this little boy will participate in Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s Walk to Cure Diabetes.  There is no doubt that if we lived in Colorado, we would join the team and support my friend's family! 

Well, I mention this because when my son heard about this "walk" to find a cure, he immediately wanted something like that for Scout, his hamster.  Well, we all know that those kinds of things don't happen for animals (especially pet hamsters), but my son wasn't going to give up.  He needed to do something.  So for a couple of days he mourned the thought of loosing his pet in a few weeks/months.  The story of my friend's son, Rex also set heavy on his mind.  So, today he approached me with this video of Scout and asked if I would pass this message onto you...