The Best Laid Plans...

So, I had hoped to have pictures, as I mentioned previously, of Matti with Donny Osmond at the Danny Gans Memorial Run shindig that was on Saturday that raises money for the Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation.

We didn't make it to either the run or to a movie featuring the one and only Ken Craig (and some other people). Sometimes, I wonder if it is even worth trying plan on anything right now. I think our choices are: 1) don't plan on anything and don't do anything; 2) plan stuff, but with no real expectation of ever doing it, so that if it doesn't happen there is no disappointment; or 3) become a LOT better at spontaneity.

Matti was feeling very sick from her last chemo visit on Thursday. I know she always feels like it's her fault that we don't do stuff. No amount of telling her otherwise helps, sometimes. It's been about the worst, so far. It wasn't until Sunday evening that she was starting to really get past it. I am hoping she is doing okay at school today. She is likely going to be overdoing it because there is a choir concert this week.

But she did give away another stuffed animal on Thursday. When she was brought back to the "staging area" (I don't know what else to call the area where she gets vitals all taken before going back to the room), there was a little girl who was very worked up about the blood pressure cuff, thermometer, etc. So, Matti took the gift to her and explained what she was doing to the little girl's mom and, basically, went into Princess Mode.

As the girl pulled out her new Tigger, she calmed right down and made it through the rest of the prodding, etc. The mom threw her arms around Matti saying, "Thank you so much!"

Again, no pictures, sorry. But, Nicki did post a couple of Matti's antics once in her own room. Here's the collage:

It's a busy week, this week and next, with choir concerts. But only 3 more treatments to go. AND no more combination days - each one left is only one chemo drug per visit.

THAT'S something we can plan on!!