First a quick update on the Chicken Pox exposure. They retested the child and he was negative so Emily was not exposed to Chicken Pox. That was nice news to hear. I hope whatever the child has he is OK, it's horrible to think of sick children on Chemo and I am thankful that Emily doesn't need to worry.
Emily got to go on a special outing last night. There is an organization called the Nicholas Colby Foundation, and they donated tickets to the Lipizzener Stallions at the Oracle Arena in Oakland. The Nicholas Colby Fund is set up in memory of Nicholas, a boy who died of an infection during his treatment for Leukemia. It really helps Nicholas's parents to give to kids. They have a Luxury Box at the Oracle Arena, and the Golden State Warriors have a fund raiser for the Fund every year , Nicholas was a big fan. The fund also has a box at the SF Opera House and the SF Symphony Hall. There was a photographer at the even t and you can see a picture of Emily here. Emily met a girl named Megan, whos brother died last year of Leukemia, her parents are also starting a foundation. Emily ask ed Megan "Do you want to be friends?" and she said yes, so they exchanged email addresses. (what a world we live in where six and seven year old 's have email addresses. ) The horses are trained to dance, so that is what the show was about. Emily had such a good time she cried when it was time to come home.
Today is Father's Day and it is Tracy's Birthday. It is also my Brother's Birthday, but he didn't come home this weekend from L.A. so we won't be seeing him. We are going to go over to my Mom's this afternoon for a BBQ and to celebrate the birthday and Father 's Day.
It is almost certain that Emily will be in the hospital this week. We misunderstood that there was a chance she would go in on Friday there really was not a chance. It is standard in the protocol that if she is low on her ANC counts that they hold medication and wait one week to resume. Emily will have her labs drawn on Tuesday and then if she is within the acceptable limits of ANC, she will be admitted on Wednesday. With a week off of her medication it would be really surprising if an admission doesn't happen.
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Dear Emily,
I'm so happy you were not exposed to chicken pox after all. What a relief for everyone, especially you. I saw the picture of you with your new friend. You both look really happy at the Lipizzaner Stallion performance. I hope you are having a wonderful Father's Day/Mommy's Birthday today. I'll see you next week.
Love, Grannie
Dear Emily,
So you saw the famous Lip. horses in Oakland...that must have been fun. There was so much good news about you that I felt I'd gotten a gift for Grampa's Day which is the same day as Fathers Day. Give your Mom and Dad a hug from me and of course one for Haley and a big one for yourself. See you soon.
Love,
Gampa
Emily,
Your special outing sounded like great fun and a wonderful evening for you...I looked at all of the pictures and loved your pink hat. You looked beautiful. I hope you and your family had a wonderful bar-b-que and that your mom enjoyed her birthday. I wish you well this week as you go into the hospital again. I will be keeping you and your family in my thoughts and prayers.
What a relief for all that you were not exposed to the Chicken Pox, Emily! I really enjoyed looking through the Kodak pictures of the event. You look so pretty in your lovely pink hat! LOVE your smile!! Glad you found a friend in Megan and hope you get to keep in touch with her. I'll be sending you lots of happy thoughts and hope things go as planned this week. ((hugs)) Jane
What a great foundation. Emily I love your pink hat, you look very pretty. Good luck this week, we will be thinking about you!
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