Pizza, a Party, and Precious People!

We celebrated a happy 20th birthday with big sister Lindy this week!
Make a Wish came calling, now deciding what to wish for - hmmm.
This week was definitely full of nice surprises. Madey's platelet counts were low so she wasn't able to go in for treatment on Tuesday as anticipated. It was a blessing in disguise because this allowed her to attend the year-end basketball banquet with her team. It was nice to see her interacting with teammates and taking time to express our gratitude to the girls and coaches for dedicating their season to her. The Fairfield Girls basketball team and coaches will always have a special place in our hearts. Madey also received student of the month honors at school in Social Studies and was honored by her teacher Mr. Carter at a breakfast Wednesday morning, she wasn't feeling up to attending but was very honored by the recognition.
Having chemo delayed also allowed Lindy to celebrate her birthday twice in one week, since Madey was going in for Chemo on Friday she would miss Lindy's birthday, so Thursday night George grilled steaks and Michelle made a cake and we had an impromptu party for Lindy and even allowed her to open one gift early. We followed that up with a Little Ceasar's pizza (the only thing Madey eats in the hospital) party @ the Hospital on Saturday where our little family was able to gather and watch Lindy open her other gifts. Although conditions were not ideal it was sweet to be together.
Madey was also able to finally meet her friend and fellow Ewing's Sarcoma patient Kaitlin, who was admitted to the hospital on Saturday for her next round of chemo, Madey was pretty tired that morning but was pleased that Kaitlin stopped by her room before beginning treatment to get to know her and say hi. Sunday afternoon one of George's former missionary companion Darryl Mason, who has been battling cancer for several months was able to come by and visit with his sweet wife. It was a such a blessing for us and Madey to have him come and share his experiences with chemo and radiation, when he left Madey commented several times on how much she liked him and appreciated the support of someone battling a similar disease. Also Sunday evening Lindy graduated from the Ogden LDS Institute, yeah! We are so proud of her.
Madey came home Sunday night just before midnight and has spent much of Monday sleeping and recovering. We are happy to have her home and have the whole family under the same roof. We just wish to again say thank you for all the prayers, love, and support. We look forward to seeing many of you at the Miles for Madey fun run/walk this Saturday, you can come cheer George on as he attempts to run his first 5K, should be entertaining if nothing else.