What a fun thing for Nick! Today and yesterday he has gotten several surprises throughout the day...everything from cards to boxes full of fun. One friend sent a box with various snacks, super-hero band aids and party straws (Thanks Holly!) Another sent him a Mario beanie hat with 1up mushrooms on it. (Thanks J.T.) In the Mario Nintendo games a mushroom gives your character another "life." The note said that as long as he had the hat he would have an extra life. He loved it!
Today is the last day for awhile that he can go outside. Tomorrow is a big chemo day. We are also told that hair-loss will probably begin this weekend (So the beanie came just in time.) It really makes a positive difference when we know what to expect.
When our kids were little we always tried to prepare them for things in life that they didn't expect. Whenever they needed a shot at the doctor I would tell them that it was going to hurt, but only for a moment...and if they would choose to be calm it would not hurt as much. Sometimes that worked and sometimes it didn't. Choices, choices, choices...All of life is about choices. We are anxiously awaiting and expecting God's intervention in Nick's body. However, we are also making the choice to be at peace and remain calm as we wait. It doesn't hurt as much that way. It is well.
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