Pre-surgery update & Field day!

Theresa will likely be shocked I posted on the blog given that I had not posted in well over a year but I just wanted to provide everyone a brief update. On Friday, Catherine is scheduled to have her port removed. Historically Dr. Joe prefers to wait a bit longer than a month post treatment to remove the port but given several recent cases of port infections, he decided the port will be removed earlier than anticipated.

Three days following the surgery, Catherine and Theresa will make the now monthly trek to Guilford for Catherine's "check-up". I anticipate a lengthy post by Theresa following the visit so I won't bore anyone right now with the details.

On a lighter note, Catherine participated in "Field Day" today at Tokeneke (following several weather related postponements). Catherine and her fellow classmates competed in time honored elementary school events including relay races and tug-o-war. Watching some of the video Theresa filmed and seeing Catherine's blue ribbon made me realize how far she has come in 2+ years. If you would have told me 2+ years ago that Catherine would be running and passing a baton to a classmate and pulling with all her might on a rope I would have politely smiled while watching Catherine sleep on the couch, fatigued from all her treatments. While she does not have the same energy level as before her diagnosis, her recent increase in energy is amazing to watch.

One last note, I will try to remember to post updated pics of the kids shortly!