WHO DOES THAT?

I HAVE 1762 CONTACTS IN MY CELL PHONE, AND NEAR I CAN TELL SINCE NOV 1st  I'VE RECEIVED 2275+ INDIVIDUAL TEXT MESSAGES FROM DIFFERENT PEOPLE. I HAVE 1000's of FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM FRIENDS & I'VE RECEIVED OVER 1100+ FB MESSENGER MESSAGES FROM FRIENDS & PEOPLE I'VE NEVER KNOWN. SO FOR THE LAST 35 DAYS I'VE TRIED TO RETURN & REPLY EVERY SINGLE TEXT or MESSAGE THAT HAS CAME ACROSS MY PHONE. BUT WHATS CRAZY TO ME IS WHEN I READ THESE MESSAGES AND THEY SAY "SORRY FOR BOTHERING YOU...BUT I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW WE ARE PRAYING FOR YOUR BOY & FOR YOUR FAMILY AND WE LOVE YOU!"
FIRST OF ALL BOTHERING US IS THE FARTHEST THING FROM OUR MIND THAT YOU ARE DOING! AND SECOND YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW COMFORTING ALL OF THOSE MESSAGES ARE TO US! I'VE SAID THIS 1000 TIMES IF I HAVE SAID IT ONCE.... THE LOVE & SUPPORT YOU ALL HAVE SHOWN ARE FAMILY IS WHAT HAS KEPT US STRONG IN THE ABSOLUTE HARDEST TIME IN OUR LIVES! THE VISITS, THE TEXT, THE MESSAGES, THE CARDS, THE LITTLE NOTES, THE QUOTES, THE SELFLESSNESS, THE HELP, THE DINNERS, THE COMPASSION, THE LOVE, THE HOPE, THE BELIEF, THE KINDNESS, THE GENEROSITY, THE TIME, THE HUGS, THE TALKS, THE SMILES, THE WILLINGNESS, THE SPIRIT, THE FRIENDSHIPS & THE FAITH. THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT KEEP BRITTON FIGHTING,THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT KEEP US STRONG ENOUGH TO FIGHT WITH HIM EVERY MINUTE OF THE DAY! SO PLESE KEEP BOTHERING US! IT HELPS SO MUCH, AND WE LOVE YOU ALL FOR IT....

THERE HAS BEEN A DINNER TAKEN TO OUR HOME EVERY NIGHT FOR 34 STRAIGHT NIGHTS.... WHO DOES THAT? THERE HAS BEEN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS PUT ON OUR HOME AND OUR TREES DECORATED INSIDE.... WHO DOES THAT? THERE HAS BEEN HOURS OF YARD WORK DONE AROUND OUR HOME.... WHO DOES THAT? THERE HAS BEEN 2 LITTLE BOYS LOVED, HUGGED, KISSED, RAN FROM HERE TO THERE AND TAKEN CARE OF LIKE THEY WERE YOUR OWN  FOR 35 DAYS... WHO DOES THAT? THERE HAVE BEEN PEOPLE WILLING TO TAKE THE NIGHT SHIFT FOR ME, OR SIT WITH BRITTON IN THE DAY AND BE AWAY FROM THERE FAMILIES..... WHO DOES THAT? THERE HAS BEEN FUNDRAISING EVENT AFTER FUNDRAISER DONE FOR OUR FAMILY, SO MANY DIFFERENT ONES IT'S HARD TO DESCRIBE.... WHO DOES THAT? THERE HAS BEEN ANONYMOUS CHECKS & CASH SHOW UP ON OUR DOOR STEP, AND IN OUR MAILBOX TO HELP IN ANY WAY THEY CAN, JUST SIGNED WE BELIEVE IN BRITTON & THANK YOU..... WHO DOES THAT? THERE ARE LITTLE GIRLS & BOYS SETTING UP LEMONADE, BAKE SALES & HOT CHOCOLATE STANDS ALL OVER OUR HOME TOWN & UTAH, WITH BRITTON IN THEIR HEARTS.... WHO DOES THAT? THERE ARE NURSES, LIFE FLIGHT CREW, FIRST RESPONDERS, DOCTORS AND TECHS COMING BACK TO THE HOSPITAL ON THEIR DAYS OFF JUST TO CHECK ON OUR BOY & US......WHO DOES THAT? THERE ARE HIGH SCHOOL KIDS LEADING MORNING PRAYERS WITH THEIR FRIENDS BEFORE SCHOOL FOR BRITTON, EVERY SCHOOL DAY.... WHO DOES THAT? THERE HAVE BEEN PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES, COLLEGE ATHLETES AND HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES & COACHES THAT HAVE TAKEN TIME FOR OUR BOY IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS....WHO DOES THAT? I HAD A COUPLE GREAT FRIENDS GET MY LITTLE 8 YR OLD "MOOSE" THROUGH HIS UTAH HUNTER SAFTEY COURSE THIS WEEK, AND PASS THE COURSE BECAUSE I COULDN'T....WHO DOES THAT? THE PEOPLE THAT BRING LUNCH OR TREATS TO US IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY WHILE ON THEIR LUNCH BREAKS.... WHO DOES THAT? PEOPLE HAVE MADE ORNAMENTS BELIEVE FOR BRITTON AND GIVEN THEM AS THEIR CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO OTHERS....WHO DOES THAT? THE STREETS OF OUR LITTLE TOWN ARE DECORATED WITH GREEN RIBBONS AND GREEN POARCH LIGHTS, LIGHT UP THE NIGHT FOR OUR BOY..... WHO DOES THAT? FOLKS IN CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, TEXAS, IDAHO, PENNSYLVANIA, NEW YORK, CANADA, ALASKA, OREGON, WASHINGTON, COLORADO, ARIZONA, ITALY, GERMANY, FLORIDA, WYOMING, OKLAHOMA, ALABAMA, GEORGIA THINK ABOUT HIM... WHO DOES THAT? FRIENDS OF BRITT'S NEVER MISS A NIGHT IN THE ICU WAITING ROOM TO WRITE IN HIS JOURNAL THAT IS KEPT OUT THERE FOR HIM & PRAY FOR HIM.... WHO DOES THAT? MY WIFE HAS HAD FRIENDS TAKE HER SHOPPING FOR SOME MORE COMFORTABLE HOSPITAL CLOTHES AND PICK UP LITTLE THINGS LIKE BREAD, MILK, EGGS ECT..... WHO DOES THAT? I KNOW I'VE FORGOTTEN SO MANY OTHER THINGS, BUT REALLY ....... I'LL TELL YOU "WHO DOES THAT?' IT'S ALL OF YOU! EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU!

I HAVE HAD SO MANY SLEEPLESS NIGHTS IN THS ROOM WITH BRITTON, SOME GOOD & SOME BAD! SOME NIGHTS SCARED THAT THERE WOULDN'T BE A MORNING, NOT KNOWING IF THE FEVERS, PRESSURES, HEART RATE, BLOOD PRESSURE WOULD COME BACK DOWN. SOME NIGHTS EXCITED AS COULD BE THINKING HE WAS GOING TO WAKE UP! HE'D BE WIGGLING, MOVING AND YAWNING UP A STORM. AND I'D BE HANGING ON EVERY MOVE! BUT THROUGH ALL THOSE NIGHTS I KNEW ALL OF YOU WERE THINKING OF HIM TOO, ALTHOUGH NOT AT HIS SIDE I TRULY FELT THIS IN MY HEART...... AGAIN, WHO DOES THAT?
I KNOW I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE, BUT WE WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING!

TO KNOW THAT IN THIS "FAST FOOD" WORLD WE LIVE IN, THERE ARE STILL 1000's OF YOU THAT TAKE A SECOND EVERYDAY AND PRAY FOR "OUR BOY" MEANS EVERYTHING TO US. I'M NOT SURE THAT WHEN AUTTY STARTED THIS BLOG AND RIGHTFULLY NAMED IT "OUR BOY BRITT" SHE KNEW THAT IT WOULD TRULY BE A CHRONICLE OF "OUR BOY BRITT" YOURS, MINE EVERYBODY'S BOY BRITT.

THX AGAIN & WE LOVE YOU ALL
JESSE SHIPP & FAMILY