Yesterday, February 13, was Adrienne's third birthday since her second bone marrow transplant. In the past, I got her a little kids card (1st birthday, 2nd birthday) and a cake to celebrate. Since she's at college, I had to improvise. They have a cake program at Claremont McKenna so I ordered a chocolate cake (her favorite) and her friend Ashley from high school picked it up to surprise her. She doesn't want everyone to know about her cancer so the cake just said "Happy Day." By all accounts, she was really surprised and had a good time. She said I shouldn't do it again next year because she's eating too much, but I think we should continue to celebrate this important day.
The Lacrosse team at CMC shaved their heads last weekend in honor of a team member who was recently diagnosed with cancer. Adrienne isn't sure what type of cancer he has but it is most likely Hodgkin's Disease since it is the cancer that most affects people from age 14 to 19.
We are excited to visit Adrienne for Parent's Weekend. I will fly down Friday morning so I can take Adrienne to see the cardiologist. Curt will fly in Friday night from Las Vegas and we'll stay until Monday afternoon. We're looking forward to seeing how she's doing in person.
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Happy day, indeed. Still love reading about Adrienne in college, and hope all her appointments go well.
Karen, Clare's mom
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