Bye Bye Stinkbug

This is a picture of Allison's stinkbug cake, given to her by Dr. Nick, Jenny, Laura, and Wanda and the other people at the hospital to celebrate the end of her therapy. These are the people who have been taking care of Allison and they are really nice. They managed her chemo and helped us through. Laura usually put in and took out the butterfly--the needle that goes in her chest and delivered the medicine or blood that she needed--really carefully.

Emily kisses Allison's bald spot, the last time that she will be bald now that chemo is over!
Kara, Allison's cousin from Kansas, helps celebrate the end of chemo!

Allison drew a stinkbug to symbolize her last chemotherapy treatment and we had it put on a t-shirt to give friends at school and the hospital. This picture is of her classmates wearing the shirt on her last day of chemo.

This picture is of Ella, Lindsay and Maddie, three friends who wanted to raise money for a charity that Allison chose. They made cool bracelets and sold them at school for $1 and made $150! We matched that and bought a bag stuffed full of toys (Bags of Fun--Gabby Krause Foundation) for a kid who has to be in Childrens Hospital.

Allison's last treatment was on May 22-23. She didn't feel well for awhile and had to go back to the hospital a lot, but she is finally feeling better and getting stronger. Summer is fun. She and Emily and Sara have lots of adventures at the zoo, pool, park, playdates and short camps. Allison is going to Sky High Hope Camp, a sleepover camp sponsored by the Ronald McDonald House which is just for cancer survivors, in mid-July. She is really excited to meet other kids who have gone through what she has.