Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Letter from mom 1/9/2012





Hi Everyone,
Happy New Year!  I wanted to keep you updated on Hope. 
 
Special Thank you to:  Tom O'Donovan, Linda Ngov, Gabby, Chris Nielsen, Megan Kunze for sending the gifts and cards and for always thinking of Hope and praying for her.  We really appreciate it. How sweet of you all to think of everything for Hope.  Each item is coming in very handy, especially the duffle bag with all the goodies in the pockets, we have so much to carry to each appt (thank you Linda) and the adorable pink purse (thank you Gabby) $20 (thank you Chris N.), and the special homemade "Hope" ornament (thank you Megan) the columbia lavender jacket, socks, and puzzle (thank you Tom) We just got the pkg Saturday, we have been having issues with our mail and pkgs being returned to sender.  Hopefully we fixed the problem.

Here are some pics of last weekend in Galveston, TX.  I took Hope to the Baywatch Dolphin Tour.  We saw lots of dolphins and it was a beautiful day.  We have met more new friends.  You will see Anthony who is 7 years old also being treated for a brain tumor with Proton Radiation here at MD Anderson.  They are a wonderful family from Michigan.
We continue to love it here and meet wonderful Christian people everywhere we go.  God is really watching over us. I'm grateful for all your prayers, love, and positive thoughts.  Hope's treatment is going well.  She gets sick a little bit from it once a day, but it doesn't stop her.  Actually nothing stops that girl! :) They are taking good care of Hope here. We are like family. Her last day of treatment is scheduled for February 6th.  So we are hoping to be back home that week. 

We miss everyone back home, but it will be sad to leave Houston and our new family and friends here.  We are making the best of this experience.  Next weekend we will go to the Space Center NASA and Khema Boardwalk.  
 
Hope's Proton Radiologist Dr. Mary McAleer has arranged for Hope and her new friend Anthony to have a weekend getaway in San Antonio, TX where her friend owns a ranch with Giraffes and other wild animals.  We also got to experience the exciting crazy town of Houston when the Texans won on Saturday.  First time the team has been in the NFL play-offs.  We live right down the road from the Reliant Stadium where the game was.  Pretty exciting! 

Love n hugs,

Sheri & Hope

1 comment:

  1. Hope,
    It is exciting to hear that your treatment is going well. Keep up the great work. It is neat to read about the wonderful adventures you have been and are going on. How special to be able to see God's beauty.
    Take care and my prayers are with you.
    Marty N.

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