Tomorrow marks the beginning of time off for me and a holiday break from school for Evan. Over the next few days I'm going to try and spoil the kids with affection and activities around town leading up to Thanksgiving dinner at my parents' house. We have much to be thankful for this year, but I'm going to save most of those comments for a blog later this week.
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| Playing dodgeball after dinner. |
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| Laser tag during Hayes Spirit Night at Sparkles. |
Cristy and I took the boys to the Camp Sunshine house for family photos last weekend. While we haven't seen the pictures yet, one of the staff sent us a photo of the boys via email. He told Cristy the team working on getting the photos sent out smiled when they saw this picture of Evan and Nolan. More pictures from the Camp Sunshine house to come.
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| Getting ready for family photos. |
On the health front we received some good news from Evan's orthopedic surgeon on Wednesday. A couple weeks ago Evan went in to have an MRI of his right leg, pelvis and spine to check for infections, blood flow, etc. His MRI looked good, with no indications of any infections, and Evan has now been cleared of all physical restrictions on his right leg. Jumping, which had been prohibited, is now allowed. This is the same doctor that performed a few of Evan's ankle surgeries, including the removal of infectious cysts from his arms and legs last year. He commented to Cristy how great Evan looked and that he couldn't believe this was the same boy.
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| Grabbing some lunch before heading to the Center for Puppetry Arts. |
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| Puppet workshop after seeing Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. |
Also of note is a comment the doctor made about the growth plate in Evan's right ankle. They took an x-ray of Evan's ankles to gather a baseline and will do another six months from now. If the growth plate is indeed stunted it would likely cost Evan an inch to an inch and a half in height. The recent MRI didn't show any areas of concern, which was welcome news for Cristy and me. This time last year we were still recovering from the various surgeries, not to mention going through more difficult phases of chemotherapy.
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| Attending a play at the Alliance Theatre compliments of Camp Sunshine. |
Earlier today our friends Alan and Jenifer invited us to Newnan for a Thanksgiving celebration with friends. I wanted to thank them for their hospitality and for hosting all of us this weekend. The kids had a blast and I'm sure Evan will be talking about his first four-wheeler ride with Alan for days to come. This was the first of many high calorie meals over the next couple of months.
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| We're all clear for trampoline horseplay! |
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