December 4th...the day is here.
Despite wishing I could forget the meaning of this day and recalling every bit of what transpired last year starting with our admission to the hospital on the 4th, it can't be forgotten. I remember the entire day like it was last week (well, honestly, I remember it better than a day last week, or even yesterday for that matter - strange how that can happen).
Coincidentally, one year later, we attended the annual Upstate Hematology and Oncology Holiday Party. Although we did not see any of the other families we've befriended through this experience, we enjoyed seeing many of the nurses and doctors outside of the hospital walls. We met the staff's own children (who we've so often shared many stories about) and all quietly treasured watching William on his little adventures in a place other than hospital confinement hooked to an IV tether.
Within minutes of our arrival, William scouted-out the indoor pool. Forget enticing him to try anything for lunch, this boy was glued to the window. He is such a water-baby....I promise him we will take him to the best indoor waterpark as soon as his central line comes out!
Despite wishing I could forget the meaning of this day and recalling every bit of what transpired last year starting with our admission to the hospital on the 4th, it can't be forgotten. I remember the entire day like it was last week (well, honestly, I remember it better than a day last week, or even yesterday for that matter - strange how that can happen).
Coincidentally, one year later, we attended the annual Upstate Hematology and Oncology Holiday Party. Although we did not see any of the other families we've befriended through this experience, we enjoyed seeing many of the nurses and doctors outside of the hospital walls. We met the staff's own children (who we've so often shared many stories about) and all quietly treasured watching William on his little adventures in a place other than hospital confinement hooked to an IV tether.
Within minutes of our arrival, William scouted-out the indoor pool. Forget enticing him to try anything for lunch, this boy was glued to the window. He is such a water-baby....I promise him we will take him to the best indoor waterpark as soon as his central line comes out!
They had a lot of crafts for the kids. The boys each decorated a hat - Nicholas a Santa hat and William an elf. He was insistent on keeping it far down his head - it was so stinkin cute!
William readjusts after a Mommy-attempt to be able to see his eyes!
In the end, William had pink cheeks from shaking a leg on the dance floor and was one happy boy having found a tiny bottle of bubbles in his gift bag!
Watch out!
The Relyea boys kick it up on the dance floor. Watch how William shakes his hat to make the bells jingle and Nicholas...well...he's just plain silly!
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I love seeing William's face so flushed!!! And watching Nicholas attempt to copy the bigger girl's cartwheels is so funny! What a little ham! :)
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