🎄December Updates🎁

N.E.D.

Best Day Ever, 2024

The results are in...

There is NO evidence of disease(N.E.D.) after this PET scan! 

No cancer, it's gone. Like, gone - gone.

That's it. That's all I am writing for this post because that is all the news you need right now.

💛

42.

December 17th, 2024

One more birthday with the best boys and fur baby girl I could ever dream of being with.

Thank you for all the birthday wishes everyone! You guys know how to make a gal feel special!

Cookies.

December 17th, 2024

Carson's friend moved in the middle of his treatment and didn't really get to say goodbye.

It was tough on him because it was through the myriad of things happening and it was just one more thing he "didn't get to do".

Luckily they have each others' numbers and the moms make sure they are paying attention to ensuring connection. 

Anyway - this amazing package arrived with a note expressing how excited they were with the best news ever! It was truly a great pick me up!

Thank you O Family!! Miss you guys!

Legos.

December 16, 2024

Olivia's Bears with the ultimate Lego gift for being donesville with chemo AND cancer!

When Carson opened this box, I thought he was going to cry he was so excited! He started building it right away. Naturally we got some lights for it so I am so excited to show you the Lego village when it is all lit up and built! 

I am so grateful for these big build sets because with his incredible interest in Legos, they have really made this journey more bearable for this kiddo. Along with building comes conversations; some harder than others, but mainly gets him talking because he can focus on something while asking or talking about the rough cancer "stuff".

Thank you, Olivia's Bears, for being there for us through this year of unknowns. I truly cannot thank you all enough!

PET.

December 118th, 2024

If you are wondering if Bob & I slept last night... same, we are too.

The night before scans are a whole new level of hell for the mind and body. I seem to only fall asleep with about an hour left on the clock before that nasty alarm goes off.

I was smart this time though, I took off of work so I could at least not have to multitask while exhausted.

We had to arrive at Roswell clinic at 7am so Carson could get accessed before his PET scan at 7:30am. And, now that our nurse doesn't need to come to get labs or anything at our house, we have to make accommodations for things like this.

PET scans need to have the nuclear medicine injected and in order for them to use the port, he needs to be accessed.

Fine.

We arrived and not only did I get to see one G.O.A.T. Nurse (and even got a hug!) but got to see TWO Greatest Of All Time Nurses!!!

Nurse S gave me the biggest hug and it was so awesome to see her and soak up her good vibes! Her shirt was cracking me up too so that was a necessary plus.

Nurse A was on the money and snagged Carson right from the pack. Carson was so grateful he said to see them...who would have thought Carson needed to see them as much as I did?!

Nurse A even let Carson draw his own labs after the PET scan was done before being de-accessed. Obviously, if you have been reading this and don't know me by now - I cried over that too.

We will keep you posted with results!

#GoBills.

December 1st, 2024

I received a call from Camp Good Days and they asked if we were interested in going, as a family, to the Bill game this Sunday.

Not just any ol' tickets...but you guys!!!!! We were gifted tickets to a suite for the boys very first NFL game to watch our Buffalo Bills beat the 49ers!!! 

Not only that - it was a snow game and we clinched the AFC East division! UM WHATTTT?!??!

From the moment I got in touch with Guest Services with the Bills all the way until the end of the game and getting to our vehicle...nothing but class and kindness! 

We felt so loved and the core memories that created is worth the world. I am pretty sure the boys talked about it for days! They truly had an absolute blast and cannot wait to do it again!

Thank you Camp Good Days and Buffalo Bills Guest Services staff! You all were the reason we could do this today!

💙❤️GO BILLS!❤️💙