Carson was chosen to throw out the first pitch at the Highschool baseball game because they were doing a fundraiser for Children's National Medical Center and Kyle's Kamp. Due to weather, no pitch has crossed home plate. The game has been rescheduled 3 times, but tomorrow it may finally happen as the forecast calls for sun and pleasant temperatures.
On to other plates. Carson has decided he will eat grilled chicken. He has not taken a bite of chicken in anything other than nugget form in his entire 8 years.
We had a visit to the pediatrician for an ear infection in April.
We went to the clinic last week. Counts are good. Oddly enough, the clinic visit was the shortest visit to a medical institution we've had in the last few weeks!
We have been to the pediatrician twice this week for rashes of unknown origin. The first was confined to his arms and behind his ears. Yesterdays new rash, or further worsening of the first one, gave us hive like spots all over the body. Itchy and miserable and nothing to be done other than doping with Benadryl and slathering with cream. Some have even coalesced into one big hive.....
I am considering using the recording app on my phone to play "stop scratching" on a continuous loop.
Francesca has started swimming with a new team and is loving it. More than that, she loves driving HERSELF to swim practice.
In other news, I had an MRI yesterday and did bloodwork for the endocrinologist. I'll find out about all that in June during appointments at both Dr.'s offices. About all I learned yesterday is that I must remember that heels DO NOT look good with a hospital gown and I should bring socks or flip flops. This is now my 4th or 5th MRI and I find that I tend to forget everything about it (or blot it out) each and every year. After changing into my hospital gown yesterday, my memory was jarred in a most unpleasant way regarding the shoes. I walked down the long hallway to the imaging rooms - click, click, click went my heels and all the other bored people in various states of dress turned to see what was making that noise. I should have acted like I was on the catwalk....but was too horrified.
Here is a pic of the game program to close out this post. I will spare you the picture of his rash - yep, saved that one for the grandparents to view this morning. If you can't read the "bio", I've posted it below the picture.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Carson King is 8 years old and a 2nd grader at Thomas Jefferson Elementary in Falls Church. He was diagnosed with T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in July of 2009 at 3 1/2 years old. He was treated through Children's National Medical Center and underwent chemotherapy for nearly 3 1/2 years before finishing treatment on his 7th birthday in November 2012.
Carson is an active boy who enjoys legos, video games, riding his bike, swimming, bugging his older sister Francesca and, of course, playing baseball. His favorite subjects at school are lunch and recess. He hopes to begin his own baseball career in the near future...that is if a career as "professional video game player" doesn't work out. Carson and his family wish to thank George Mason High School baseball team, Kyle's Kamp and all those here supporting pediatric oncology research.
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