Thursday was a quick day at the hospital… well as quick as can be expected. We left home and dropped Ryley off at school after lunch, made a quick stop and then headed up to the hospital. Parking was a little better Thursday, but the telethon was still going on so there wasn’t much to pick from. After a couple of loops around the lower level we managed to find a spot and were in the clinic on time for our 2pm appointment. We played a little Mario on the DS and chatted with another family in there and were in the back about 2:25 or so. They didn’t feel she needed to be assessed so they just deaccessed her and sent us on our way home. It was a nurse we had never had before, but like the trooper she is Karlee had no problems and the nurse was great like all the nurses in the clinic and on the unit.
On the way home we stopped by the KCCFA office to drop off some scrubbies and pick up some slipper money. Everyone was great there and was excited to see Karlee without her hair. They were excited about the upcoming skate-a-thon for Karlee and the KCCFA. We had a really nice visit, but unfortunately Mary was out of the office that day sick. Jennifer will have to stop in again to say “Hi!” to Mary after another clinic day.
Friday night was the unparented Beaver sleepover. We had 36 Beavers for pizza, crafts,a movie, sleepover and breakfast. Most of the parents were a little nervous about leaving their 5 to 7 year olds overnight, but overall the night went excellent and I think everyone had a wonderful time. I know Ryley enjoyed himself and I did my best to leave him alone so he would get the benefit of not having a parent hovering over him all the time.
Saturday morning the story about the Skate-A-Thon ran in the Calgary Herald so we had to stop on the way home from the sleepover to pick up a couple papers. Here is a link to the story: http://www.calgaryherald.com/health/Girl+cancer+fight+inspires+Lightning+Bolts+skate+thon/4270962/story.html. Ryley’s hockey team really is an incredible group of kids and parents. I have heard from a number of different people who will be skating and some other teams who are handing out pledge forms to their teams. We are really looking forward to this event and enjoying the support from all our friends and other people we do not know.
Saturday evening we dropped the kids off at Grandma’s and headed to Jennifer’s cousin Danny’s 30th birthday party. It was a great time and was a special night for Danny and his girlfriend Eva. They announced that they were engaged and would be getting married this summer. It sounds like they are going to have a wedding in Indonesia and another one in Calgary when they return.
Sunday morning we went to Church for the first time since before Christmas. Karlee was finally feeling up to going out and Ryley didn’t have hockey. It was nice to see everyone again and catch up with some people. Hopefully after hockey season we will be able to get to a normal schedule. Sunday evening we went to Grandma’s for dinner with the family. It was nice to finally see everyone there again as we have had to miss the last 3 weeks due to hockey or sickness.
Sunday evening we called about getting Karlee into Jamie’s Preschool for kids with cancer and other supressed immune systems. Mom had a nice 30 minute chat with Liz from the preschool and it sounds like this may be a great fit for Karlee. We are thinking of starting her on Wednesday so she has a day to recover after Monday treatment. Karlee would go 3 days a week – Tuesday – Thursday from 12:15 to 2:45. It sounds like they offer an excellent program with lots of diversity. Wednesday’s are music day and Thursdays they start out at the Gymtastics location and then go back to the school. Tomorrow Mom is going to talk to Karlee and make sure this is something she wants to do and they we will see what happens.
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