Surgery.... Port removal!!!!

Tuesday Oct. 22, 2013,
Port removal!!!

To say the least Riley WAS a wreck for a bout 4 days before. He was so scared to have surgery again. He couldn't sleep at night and would ask questions all day.
Come Tuesday at 5:15 a.m. we were off to the hospital!

While in the back waiting room, waiting for them to come and get Riley, this is how he was...... SO SO nervous, he wouldn't talk, or look at anything, he just sat there and looked forward in his own thoughts for about 20 minutes. 

 About 8:15 he was off to surgery......

I call this, the Mommy and Daddy line!! We can walk 90% of the way with them, to here. Then is goodbye and see you in recovery.
This time, I didn't even cry!! I'm so proud of myself!!! Last time I bawled to the floor like a baby.
I'll never forget this line and that hall.

About 9:30 they called and said we could go back to be with him! Surgery went so good! And he woke up like a champ!!
Look at this happy boy!!! He was all smiles!!

He said, "mom, that didn't take long at all!! and It wasn't that scary!"
I know bud!! You did awesome!!

Here is the port....

He had to drink 4 oz, them we were released and on the road at 10:30a.m.!!

GOOD BYE..... WE ARE OUT OF HERE!!!!

 We will not be seeing you for a while.......

Or the 1st, 2nd or 4th floors!!!!!

We love you PMC but we are so thrilled to not have to come back til January 2014!!!!

Riley is doing so awesome since surgery, he had 1 dose of pain meds and that is it!! He wants so badly to go jump and I won't let him.... just yet!!!!


How did we get so lucky to have our son survive? To be able to walk away at just under 7 months of hell? While so many other kids have years of treatment? How is this fair?
I LOVE these kids, I will always have a very special place in my heart for them and more.
Keep fighting, keep believing and don't ever give up.

We are not done yet, but we are moving on and it feels so good!!!
Thank you to EVERYONE who cares, loves us, prays for us, and has been there for us. We are so blessed!