Ian had his final radiation treatment this morning and we are home! It's amazing that we are already finished with all 17 treatments, it's gone so quickly.
We spent the last 2 nights in the Ronald McDonald house again, and even enjoyed a larger room with a kitchenette. ;-) I took peaches from our peach tree and ingredients for peach cobbler with us. It was fun to make something to share with the other families in our wing.
Ian did art with the other teens on Monday night and we met Joseph, a 16 year old fighting Leukemia. Tuesday evening a volunteer came to play Bingo with us and another family. We had a small group, so everybody won! I got a Starbuck's card and Ian got an iTunes card. Pretty cool. Later we played Settlers of Catan with Maddi, Lindsey and Margaret. We really need to get this game - it's very fun and I'm thankful for our new friends who introduced it to us! We are praying 15 yo Maddi and her Mom Margaret hear good news tomorrow and they get to go home after their 100 days near the hospital due to stem cell transplant. Please join us!
Ian delighted his radiation therapists by showing up to many of his treatments wearing a clown nose or a silly hat. Yesterday he wore a scary Halloween mask with a pirate hat. He had nurses coming in just to take pictures of him! Then he had to figure out some way to top that for his final day. So, he wore the same mask and hat but put his red pillow case over the top so they would think it was just the pillowcase and surprise them again. It was a success. Need I say he endeared himself to his therapists? They even gave him a certificate of completion that says he completed his radiation therapy with "High Honors in courage, determination and good spirit." ;-)
We have been getting free 15 minute chair massages at the Cancer Center every day when we go for treatments, so we did our last ones today and left with hugs and good wishes. At least we have something to look forward to when we go back for Ian's scans on Aug. 23.
One thing I'm taking with me is a desire to register as a stem cell donor. There is such a need. I hope to connect a registration drive with our local Relay For Life in September, so watch for that and get registered!
I probably won't post again for a few weeks. I get a week at home, then I'm off for some singing conference time. Yeah! I get back, have a couple of days, then we have Ian's Make A Wish event - a day with Discovery Channels Mythbusters! Ian (and the rest of the family, too!) is very excited about that, so I'll probably post something about it. Then we fly to New Mexico for a family reunion! Whew, makes my tired thinking about it all, but it's all good stuff! THEN, I'll be looking at getting my MRI and addressing whatever comes next. ;-)
Blessings to everyone, Thanks for reading, praying, thinking of us, supporting us! Love, Natalie
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