That is a mouthful!
We had clinic on Friday and stayed over so that we could attend the picnic on Saturday. I am so glad we did that. We met so many people who have been exactly where we are. They all were very friendly and more than willing to answer questions and give advice and encouragement. It was also very encouraging to see all they kids running around that have had transplants. They are just regular kids. There are hiccups every once in a while still, but for the most part, they are all healthy and growing and just being regular kids. I think we needed to see that.
They had lunch and face painting and balloon animals and scrapbook pages and games. We took the whole family with us so that the kids could participate. I think they will eventually become friends with the kids. It was good for them to see that these kids can be healthy and normal as well after a transplant.
They spotlighted the oldest transplanted child who is now 15 and also the most recently transplanted little girl, which was done 2 months ago, and also the most recently listed, which was Alivia and another little girl. Alivia is the youngest at this point.
It was so good to connect with all of these wonderful people. They are only going to add to our already awesome support system. I can't wait to get to know them better and form friendships with them. It is gonna be part of our life from now on.
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