Emily had her labs late this afternoon. It was so late we don't have the results back. I think she's going to be OK based on the way she is acting, but she thinks she is feeling a cold start to come on. Once I know the results I will make a quick post about it.
This week Emily was up to a lot. Just last week she was feeling sad about not being able to do some of the things other 7 and 8 year old's are doing, specifically swimming and riding a bike. She wasn't very accepting of the excuse we offered her....that she has been in the hospital and in therapy every week and there hasn't been time. She just wants to be "normal". This week she made tremendous progress at "catching up". Over the weekend Tracy, Haley and Emily went up to Auburn to visit Tracy's parents. They have a really nice home in the rural part of Auburn and one of the more exciting parts is the swimming pool on the property. The pool actually belongs to Tracy's Aunt, who lives next door to Tracy's Mom. Emily and Haley swam a lot over the weekend and Granpa Steve taught her how to dive, and also jumped off the diving board. She also treading water in the deep end of a pretty deep pool. As if that wasn't enough to convince everyone she could swim, the other day she passed "the deep end test" at her friend Julia's swim club. The life guard makes sure kids can swim across the pool.
Then tonight she learned how to ride her bike with no training wheels. It took her about 30 minutes (not exaggerating) to learn how to ride. Now she's really excited to do it more. Luckily we are going to Colorado next week and can rent and ride bikes in both Breckenridge and Boulder.
I am really happy she's doing these things. She look so healthy, she is more tan than I have ever been in my life, has curly bleach blond hair. It is hard to forget she is still on chemotherapy.
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It sure sounds like everything is going well. Emily certainly has quickly mastered swimming and bike riding. As for that tan, slather on the sunscreen and do all those wonderful outdoor activities that are best when done on one of those warm, dry days of summer. School will be starting again all too soon, so I hope y'all thoroughly enjoy your time in Colorado.
For a second, I thought you were going to say that you can almost forget that she is still on chemotherapy when you see her looking so healthy, but those little escapes from reality are fleeting when it's your little girl. Hang in there with strength and optimism. The goal is getting closer.
Celia
Aloha you guys! It's Lauren. I just read the latest entry in Emily's blog! I’m soo happy she's doing well! I'm also glad she's having a terrific summer! I hope your trip to Colorado goes well! I have an aunt who used to live in Bolder.
I hope to hear from you soon, but take your time
God bless,
Your friend, Lauren
What a LOT of good, happy news.
We are all so much more aware now of what a blessing it is to have a week like she just had.
It was so much fun to have Emily and Haley here for the weekend. Watching Emily in the swimming pool was really special. One year ago, she held on to me in the pool and did not want to venture out. This time she wanted to try everything. She arrived with no experience jumping off a diving board, and in a matter of minutes, she took her first jump and a few minutes later, after she got the hang of that, she DOVE off the board for the first time. She swam across the whole pool many times too. It was incredible.
Love, Grannie
I had tons of fun swimming with Emily and Haley (and Mom & Tracy of course). Now that Emily is such a good swimmer, we were able to play some really fun games in the pool. :-)
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