She Leaves a Little Sparkle Wherever She Goes: Radiation is Over!

Calleigh finished her last radiation treatment today. Lance and I took the day to be with her and celebrate. She was very excited and picked out a special outfit to wear. The nurses decorated around the bell and had a bag of presents waiting for her. The office staff was wearing Calleigh shirts, crowns, and beads in her honor. They have just been amazing throughout this. I could not ask for a better experience. Even the doctor wore a crown. We saw him today and he felt that she was tolerating everything wonderfully and will not have any difficulty recovering. We will see him again in about a month for a recheck. No more daily trips to Greenville! We also saw her oncologist who thought she was doing really well too. So it was a day of very good reports.
To celebrate we had lunch downtown and went to the Children's Museum. Calleigh loved the farm exhibit. Lance loved the race car exhibit.
Calleigh will have about a four week break. During that break she will continue to see the oncologist, see the eye doctor for a follow-up, and have another audiogram to see if she has suffered any hearing loss. Please pray that everything remains within normal limits. At the end of the month she will have her first MRI since the day after surgery. We are praying that this will be completely clear. Shortly after the MRI, she will be hospitalized to begin her first round of chemo. We continue to hold fast to the hope that God has promised us because He IS faithful!!
We continue to be so grateful to everyone who has prayed and supported us in anyway. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month. I encourage you to consider joining a Relay for Life team and looking into organizations in your area that support families going through experiences like ours. Here is Spartanburg County we have The Security Blanket of Spartanburg. It's a very worthwhile cause if you are looking to contribute. Go Gold this month for all the the little and not so little children who have faced these battles and all those who are fighting still. They exhibit courage and strength greater than any adult I've ever known, as they face a world they don't understand and still can smile and play.