Tuesday, April 21, 2007

Hannah's first day of school was yesterday, Monday, April 20th. By the time Monday came around, she wasn't even nervous, she was ready to go back. The children in her class were absolutely wonderful. They were all so welcoming, and just happy to have her back. we started off the day watching the Charlie Brown video "Why, Charlie Brown, Why?" about a girl who has luekemia. Hannah and I watched the video many times in the hospital, so we were already familiar with it. Never once did I cry during the video in the hospital, but watching Hannah watch the video was another story. She was so calm, and enjoyed the video with her class. Then, we had a discussion, you can see us here in the picture talking with all the kids, about Hannah and our "adventure" over the past few months. I must say that these kids are amazing. They made comments mostly about how they missed Hannah, and how "I was so excited over the weekend to see you I could hardly stand it". By today, day two, it's like Hannah was never even gone. I'm so thankful for the joyful acceptance of youth. They have made her transition back to school so easy, it's more than I could ever hope for.

Tomorrow Dave and I meet with another oncologist regarding Hannah's chemotherapy treatment. I'll have more information then about when she starts and what it entails. Until then, we're just gearing up for the Yankees Boston series in NY, hopefully a better outcome than last weekend!

xoxo Kim