Zoe was sad that she was going to miss her school Valentine's party because she had to be at chemo. BUT she has the most amazing doctor, group of nurses, and child life specialist and they had planned a special day for her while at chemo. I had to take Claire to the doctor, so I didn't get to see everything first-hand, but I cried when Sean called to tell me about everything. Tiffany, one of Zoe's nurses arranged for a friend named Alex to come and give Zoe a violin concert of Disney princess songs. Can you believe it?!! And they didn't even know at that point that Zoe played the violin. Alex, the violinist, and nurse Tiffany's daughter work in DC and they came to the chemo clinic on their lunch break. Can you believe how thoughtful people are? It was so incredibly touching to me that they would think of doing this for Zoe. They also had a Cinderella gift box filled with chocolates, as well as other goodies for both Zoe and Claire and fun Valentine crafts. Zoe was so excited to tell me all about her day. I'm not quite sure I can express how much it means, as a parent, to have people continually doing amazingly thoughtful and selfless things for your child. We constantly feel the strength and love that comes through prayers, kind thoughts, notes and packages in the mail, and thoughtful gifts to entertain and uplift Zoe. I feel like every week is chemo Christmas for Zoe. At the moment, Zoe has a "back-log" of gifts because people have been so thoughtful and generous... I blink back tears at least daily as I think about it. Our family feels so loved and so supported right now...
Valentine's Chemo - 2011 and 2015
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