Hello everyone! I wanted to get these pictures on here of Mason's celebration party that we had on September 27th at our cabin. It was a great surprise for him and we all had a great time. He was first surprised by a limo ride that came to pick him and Kale up at our house and continued to drive around and pick up some of his close friends. The limo drove him and his friends out to our cabin to be further surprised by a big party waiting for him where he was surrounded by family and friends. There was a big tent set up on the grass, a petting zoo, a D.J. bus with Karaokee, and a huge firework show. Thank you to all who helped with the set up and decorating, the organizing, the wonderful food and drinks, the awesome gifts and all the clean up! We would also like to thank our family and friends for making the event so memorable by being out there, it was so nice to see so many people who have supported us through this time! THANK YOU!!!
Mason is doing wonderful. He started his first full week of school last Monday and is so thrilled to be back. He really missed his friends and the routine of it all. We have no trouble getting him up in the morning which I was quite concerned would be a hard adjustment for him. You don't realize how much routine and "the norm" is missed until it is taken away from you! He is just so happy and loving life right now. He dressed up as the "Grim Reaper" for Halloween! The scarier, the better for him! He loved seeing his family and being able to go around with his friends. Life is staring to feel a little normal again. Mason is having his Done Chemo party that the Allan Blair clinic hosts for the kids when they are done their treatments on the afternoon of Friday the 7th. I believe that there is cake and pictures with the doctors and nurses. We still have medical appointments, and are actually off to Edmonton on the 9th for a follow up with his surgeons. Hopefully we will get the o.k. for Mason to start physio on his arm and leg which we are hoping will help to straighten his arm a bit more and regain some muscle. He still has his port-a-cath in his chest so we need to get it flushed once a month with heporin and saline to make sure it doesn't plug up. It will sure be nice when that can be taken out! They like to leave them in for around 6 months after treatments stop.
Mason was granted a wish from the Childrens Wish Foundation. He chose to go to Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas to swim with the Dolphins! It looks like we leave on December 26th! He is so excited!! We all are!!! He loves to swim and loves sea creatures, so this is really a dream come true. Many times he has told us that he wants to be a marine biologist when he grows up, which is so suited to him.
We continue to live day to day, and know that it is still going to take time to heal for all of us, but are so happy to be where we are right now and can actually begin to look ahead and see the sunshine on this road. We are so grateful and every night when we are tucking our boys in we say the same prayer of thanks all together as a family. Some nights it really hits me, seeing them both laying there safe and so peaceful, realizing that we are not going to be waking up in the hospital, seperated from one another. It really is a gift and I will continue to be thankful for it for the rest of my days!!
I will continue to post every so often on this blog so please continue to check back. I will get some more pictures up soon, definetely after his wish trip!
We love you all and thank you again for all your support and prayers.
