Sunday Noon

Hello everyone. It's Dianna here. I just had my first chance to look at the website and I want to tell you that every single wish and prayer is making a huge difference to all of us. We do feel your strength and your support. Thank you. We feel truly blessed to have so many people who care about us.

Allison is recovering very slowly. She is moving around in bed more, nods to our questions, and knows we are here. She discovered her two front teeth are missing today with her tongue and seemed to appreciate that it felt very different. She lost one front tooth on Thursday when she accidentally hit herself in the face with a book. The other one came out during surgery on Friday, and the tooth fairy showed up both nights in the hospital and paid well for such special teeth.

I feel strangely relieved to have the surgery over with and at least a preliminary diagnosis, although we are awaiting final results later this week. I'm trying to get used to the fact that cancer is now part of our family. I know that things are going to get even harder, and am trying to gird myself for whatever is to come. I know that step by step we will get through this, thanks to your love and support.

Emily is asking lots of questions and needs to know what has happened. She has very concrete concerns, such as how, why, what, who, and when. I am hoping that she will feel comfortable talking about this with all of the grownups around her, but you should all know that we are being only honest with our kids as we answer our questions and are not trying to hide anything from them. We are thinking about adding something to this blog about talking to kids about cancer, which you might find helpful should your kids have questions.

That's all for now. Bless you all!

Dianna