Cherisse and Chad Lunt: Loving Lucy

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 8 November 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Chad and Cherisse Lunt’s life took an unexpected turn when they welcomed their third child, Lucy, into the world. Unbeknownst to her parents, Lucy was born with a severe neuromuscular condition known as spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). At the time of her diagnosis, Lucy wasn’t expected to live beyond her second birthday but just last month, she ordered all the supplies, sent all the invites, and threw her own 15th birthday party.

“Weirdly enough, I’ll be a little sad [in the resurrection] because I won’t have my girl to hold or take care of.” —Chad Lunt

Show Notes

1:56- Diagnosis and Prognosis
8:00- Why Not Us?
12:13- A Mother’s Care
15:10- Lucy Today
21:31- Advocating For Another
23:08- Quality of Life
25:35- Ministering in the Savior’s Way
33:42- Siblings Who Know the Plan
38:30 Why Serve Outside the Home?
41:55- Hope of a Resurrection
46:07- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

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Cherisse’s Instagram documents the Lunts’ journey with Lucy

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0:00.0	In 2008, Chad and Cheris Lunt welcomed their third child, a little girl named Lucy, into their family.
0:08.0	They didn't realize then just how much their world was about to change.
0:12.2	Unbeknownst to the lunts at the time Lucy was soon diagnosed with a severe neuromuscular condition.
0:18.0	At the time Lucy wasn't expected to live beyond 18 months of age.
0:23.6	Today, she is 15 years old.
0:26.7	Chad and Cherie Slunt live in Menlo Park, California,
0:29.8	where they are raising their three children.
0:32.2	They both attended BYU and have worked in the Bay Area for the last 16 years.
0:37.0	Lucy, their youngest child, was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy shortly after birth and despite requiring a lot of work
0:45.3	blesses their family with peace and perspective.
0:48.4	This is all in an LDS Living podcast where we ask the question, what does it really mean to be
0:57.4	All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?
0:59.7	I'm Morgan Pearson and I am so honored to have Chad and Cherie
1:03.8	Lunt on the line with me today.
1:05.9	Chad and Cheriece, welcome.
1:08.2	Thank you.
1:08.8	Yeah, thank you for having us.
1:10.9	So I feel like I should give a little bit of background for those listening as to how I know
1:16.7	Chad and Cheris because my love for them will probably be very apparent throughout this interview but Chad and
1:24.5	Cheris were in my stake in California where my husband and I recently moved
1:29.4	from and they are absolutely incredible people and I learned so much just from watching them.
1:39.0	It's not the things that Chad and Cherie, they don't go around telling people how great they are.
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