Thank you again Cook Children's

Today, Christie, one of the Child Life Specialists at Cook Children's, came to Grant's school to do a presentation with the entire kindergarten class. She talked to them about leukemia and what that means for Grant. She told them some of the things Grant has to do b/c he is trying to keep the leukemia away. She told them that he has to take lots of medicine that might not make him feel well, that he may have to miss school, or he may have to wear a mask to school. She also brought a doll that has a port like Grant's to show them. Most importantly, she told them that Grant did not do anything to get leukemia, he can not give it to them, and he just wants to be treated like everybody else. It is so wonderful to have a resource like this to advocate for your child. I'm crying as I write this b/c I am so thankful that Grant can go to school and be treated like everyone else, despite all he goes through behind the scenes. I also want to thank his teachers and administrators for being so cooperative in doing everything they can to help Grant (and me).

p.s. Grant told me when I picked him up from school that about 6 of his friends asked to touch his port. He let them touch it on top of his shirt. It's pretty cool to be the only guy with a port. :)