Good things!

I have been shamefully behind on here, and I have no excuse. Lots of good things have been happening, though, and it's time to talk about some of them!

First of all, Abbie is off the chemo! It was the best feeling to get the call from our pharmacy and be able to tell them that we won't be needing anything this month.

The scans of Abbie's tumor have shown no significant growth in the past year, so there is a good chance that the tumor is dormant. She'll continue to get scans every couple months, and as long as the tumor stays stable we will....just live a normal life. :) We are so happy to give her scrawny little body a chance to recover, and the break from the many hospital visits is a nice bonus. She continues to get stronger, and in fact was released from PT shortly before the end-of-chemo appointment. I could tell that the physical therapist was sad to discharge Abbie, and I felt like it was this all over again. This PT was a wonderful woman, and we liked the group therapy sessions but as the girls would say, see ya, sucker-john-suckers! With the end of each cancer-related activity it feels like we are slowly climbing our way out of some underground bunker, where each step brings us a little more fresh air. It is a good, good feeling.

Also, making all of the girls super-excited, we got this:

It is official! The Make-a-Wish Foundation is sending us to Disney World this winter! We still can't believe it!!! The Make-a-Wish people have been truly amazing, and I have been more and more impressed with this organization with every passing week. They've been sending little things in the mail to keep Abbie excited until the big trip, and they have been remembering the other girls as well. They really think of everything. It's hard to believe that we qualify for this, especially since Abbie is doing so very well. I'm grateful, though, because it has been so nice to see the girls this excited.

So - good things going on around here! I'm not particularly the hand-waving type but: Praise God, from who all blessing flow.