First of all a few very big "thank you"s are in order: first off, to my Uncle Ken and Aunt Helene, who have visited us 3 or 4 times already, sat with Noah so Tom and I could go out for dinner, brought us a pillow and Noah a nice fuzzy blanket for when he was cold, and most of all for driving me to and from 100 Mile House for Emily's hockey tournament this weekend. It was so awesome to go there and see Emily on her birthday, thanks for making that happen!
Next to my dad, who, when my laptop died on Thursday, gave us his. I don't think it was too much of a hardship for him, because he could go and buy himself a new one, (he and I are so alike, lol...) but it really is nice to have a way to connect to the outside world, etc. Thanks, Dad!
Along the same lines, my sisters who decided my cell phone was unacceptable and bought me an iphone (!!!) I was seriously excited to go and pick a phone, any phone I wanted. Thank you.
And to Cyndi McCarthy, Henry and Gerrie Vanderveen and Trevor and Julia Vanderveen for figuring out a way to get us a vehicle to use this week. I know it took a bit of effort, and phoning around, but Noah and I really appreciate it. You guys all have busy lives, so thank you for doing this for us. Thanks to Henry and Gerrie for the use of your car while you are away. I'll take good care of it, I promise! :)
Thank you next to Cindy Hamhuis who was able to get some buddy passes for us to fly back and forth from Smithers on Hawkair. You have helped us immensely! Part of dealing with ALL, besides all the chemotherapy every week or two, is that every time Noah gets a fever, we need to come here to Children's. (I know, crazy, eh?) so that could mean a lot of flights and that has taken some of the stress out of this. So, thanks Cindy!

Now on to the latest news from Noah, "Today has been a very boring day. All I did all day was play video games, watch TV and go to Starbucks for hot chocolate. And my dad went home this morning so we can't even play Need for Speed..." He is feeling fine so he is bored, which is just fine with me! I prefer bored to sick or sad - much easier to deal with! We explored the hospital and found a big book called Horrible Histories that he is totally immersed in right now. He was really funny today, he wanted to type a post on here and change the font, etc. He was typing when he realized, "Argh, Andrew is probably beating me in All the Right Type! I was ahead of him, but now he is probably beating me! " We also realized, sadly, that Noah can't continue in his role in the school play. :( He was cast in the comic role of The Stump in The Tale of the Three Trees. It was perfect for him - he has great comic timing. Oh well, he's kinda busy.
We are mostly just waiting to be discharged to Ronald McDonald House tomorrow. We have to stick around Vancouver because Noah has chemotherapy and possibly Bone Marrow biopsies every Friday, and he needs blood work twice a week and he may even periodically need transfusions. I am curious about RMH; I have heard a lot of very good things about it, so I am excited to get out of here and see it.
Well, Noah and I are going to play a game, probably Battleship, so I will go. Tonight after he goes to sleep, I will post some photos if I can figure it out. I'll post pics from the first day on, and maybe copy some of my facebook posts and notes for those of you who aren't on FB and are curious how the first few days were for us.
TTFN
Stacey