Day 342 - Saying goodbye to kindergarten

     Tomorrow marks the final day of kindergarten.  It's bittersweet to watch my son move on to the next chapter in his life, but this day was anything but guaranteed nine months ago.  The last year has been tough on us for a number of reasons.  Once Evan was healthy enough to finally attend school in person one area we didn't have to worry about was his teachers.  I'd like to dedicate this blog to Mrs. Young and Mrs. Sheevy.

Leader in Me Award for promoting cooperation and teamwork.

     For those who may not know Evan still has mobility challenges, although it's improving.  For a large portion of the year we've relied on his wheelchair and walker.  In addition to that the chemotherapy typically makes him susceptible to skin irritation, sun burns and obviously infections.  Without Cristy and I there these two teachers have assisted Evan every step of the way, from applying sun screen daily to wheeling him around the campus as needed.  Did I mention they did all this while helping all the students in class grow scholastically?  We also have a fair amount of appointments weekly that could have caused problems, but everyone has worked to make sure it hasn't been a detriment to Evan.

     When Cristy met with the Hayes administration, school nurse and other Cobb County school officials there were several options discussed about Evan's future.  Do we allow him to attend later this year?  Hold him out a whole year?  Home school him?  Once Evan was healthy enough to potentially attend in February I was very apprehensive about him joining his classmates in person and posted a comment about it on the blog at that time.  Mrs. Young, who has kept constant contact with us since day one of school, actually made some comments to Cristy while visiting one day that ultimately won me over.  From that point it was just a matter of consulting with the medical team and deciding on a day for him to return to being a kid.

     Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all the extra attention you were able to give Evan.  We will always look back on this year and think fondly of the attention and care you provided for our son.

Honor Roll for the past nine weeks.