First Day of School
I guess it's time I regain control of this blog from Dudley the hacker. He has done a wonderful job of expressing our needs and given people an opportunity to help. We are thankful for such a large group of people who are willing to help, make sacrifices, and continue to pray for us constantly. Thank you! (If you missed his posts, you can read them below, or click on the support page link on the side-bar here.)
After dropping off Paul and Jack for day two of school this morning, I'm reminded of an important parenting rule: "No matter how much your kid looks forward to school starting, and no matter how good the first day goes...the novelty will wear off quickly (e.g., on day #2)." Yes, day one went well for Paul (note the smiles in the picture before leaving the house). He claimed he had a fun day, made a new friend (AKA, "the boy in the blue shirt"), enjoyed lunch and recess, saw Madalyn from afar 5 times, and in general had a good time. Perhaps the most telling expression from Paul, however, was, "...but I didn't know it would be that long." Reality. This morning there were no smiles but rather tears. Jack tries to help. Since Jack has already come to the conclusion that schooling is an inevitable form of pentence for past, present, and future sins and that nothing can be done to change this fate, he simply endures it, and has accepted his plight. Jack says helpful things like, "it's only 12 years," and "it's only 94 days til the holidays...," etc. Paul does have a wonderful teacher, and I suspect he'll do fine. (-:
Now to the health and treatment news...Paul continues to do very well. He has no outward symptoms of anything. His appetite is quite good, and he is playing hard and behaving like a 5 y.o. The plans for NYC are mostly in place. Leigh and Paul will fly out this weekend and return mid-week. While there, they will meet with the docs and others on the medical team, do a CT, and MIBG scan as well as a bone marrow biopsy. Treatment decisions will be based on these studies. Things are looking good for accommodations at the Ronald, and most other details are in place.
Again, thank you all for your prayers and your tangible gifts. The Lord is with us and, we depend on Him for all things.
After dropping off Paul and Jack for day two of school this morning, I'm reminded of an important parenting rule: "No matter how much your kid looks forward to school starting, and no matter how good the first day goes...the novelty will wear off quickly (e.g., on day #2)." Yes, day one went well for Paul (note the smiles in the picture before leaving the house). He claimed he had a fun day, made a new friend (AKA, "the boy in the blue shirt"), enjoyed lunch and recess, saw Madalyn from afar 5 times, and in general had a good time. Perhaps the most telling expression from Paul, however, was, "...but I didn't know it would be that long." Reality. This morning there were no smiles but rather tears. Jack tries to help. Since Jack has already come to the conclusion that schooling is an inevitable form of pentence for past, present, and future sins and that nothing can be done to change this fate, he simply endures it, and has accepted his plight. Jack says helpful things like, "it's only 12 years," and "it's only 94 days til the holidays...," etc. Paul does have a wonderful teacher, and I suspect he'll do fine. (-:
Now to the health and treatment news...Paul continues to do very well. He has no outward symptoms of anything. His appetite is quite good, and he is playing hard and behaving like a 5 y.o. The plans for NYC are mostly in place. Leigh and Paul will fly out this weekend and return mid-week. While there, they will meet with the docs and others on the medical team, do a CT, and MIBG scan as well as a bone marrow biopsy. Treatment decisions will be based on these studies. Things are looking good for accommodations at the Ronald, and most other details are in place.
Again, thank you all for your prayers and your tangible gifts. The Lord is with us and, we depend on Him for all things.
posted by Saxon Report at 8:09 AM
1 Comments:
Wow, Jack is awesome! How old is he? What a great brother. We should all be so lucky. We are praying!
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