All is well!
All,
I haven't left an update in awhile so I thought I would share my thoughts.
Dallas' hair is starting to come in and she looks like Demi Moore in the movie "GI Jane"! It looks very cute and I wish I could pull it off! She also is starting to walk with crutches.
We are headed back to the city the second week in February for a round of scans and her port removal. We will also discuss some tests as she is going to require another surgery on the opposite leg sooner than later. Dr. Healey made the cadaver leg longer to anticipate growth and she has already grown into it. In fact she grew an inch during chemo and now we have to address the other leg before it becomes a problem. He did state he wanted to wait until summer but we have to do some special limb length tests to determine the actual sizes of both legs. The surgery to stop the growth on the other leg will leave her in a cast for 6 weeks so we are believing we can hold off until the summer so it doesn't interfere with school.
As for school she is back and started to come home with a smile towards the end of last week. The first two weeks were very hard for her and we can only pray that she finds strength to keep pushing forward. She kept commenting that her friends have changed but we all know that the truth is she has changed dramatically and may have a hard time fitting in until some of her innocence comes back!
All in all we are doing great and continue to feel blessed to have one another! I love her so much and I am so proud of her!
Much love,
Christine
I haven't left an update in awhile so I thought I would share my thoughts.
Dallas' hair is starting to come in and she looks like Demi Moore in the movie "GI Jane"! It looks very cute and I wish I could pull it off! She also is starting to walk with crutches.
We are headed back to the city the second week in February for a round of scans and her port removal. We will also discuss some tests as she is going to require another surgery on the opposite leg sooner than later. Dr. Healey made the cadaver leg longer to anticipate growth and she has already grown into it. In fact she grew an inch during chemo and now we have to address the other leg before it becomes a problem. He did state he wanted to wait until summer but we have to do some special limb length tests to determine the actual sizes of both legs. The surgery to stop the growth on the other leg will leave her in a cast for 6 weeks so we are believing we can hold off until the summer so it doesn't interfere with school.
As for school she is back and started to come home with a smile towards the end of last week. The first two weeks were very hard for her and we can only pray that she finds strength to keep pushing forward. She kept commenting that her friends have changed but we all know that the truth is she has changed dramatically and may have a hard time fitting in until some of her innocence comes back!
All in all we are doing great and continue to feel blessed to have one another! I love her so much and I am so proud of her!
Much love,
Christine
Good job! Everything will work its way out. Im so proud of all of you for staying so positive, keep up the good vibes!
Love Always
Marie
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