Saying Goodbye to MD Anderson

We have an official release date.  

Kori is coming home on Sunday May 31st...

Arriving home at 3:30 or 4:00

We are so excited 

Today she spent the day preparing to say good-bye

I am not sure how she will say good-bye to these fabulous people.

It will not be easy

We really don't know how to say thank you enough to Tim, Tiffany, Tami, Teri, Tara and then the Non-Ts, Scott, Nick and Steve, not to mention the wonderful Norman's, Craig, Tussy and Cricket for taking such good care of our parents during their stay in Houston and for their continuing visits to Kori.

What is she going to do without them?
They are our family now.

Dad broke her out again
and all was going well...
But, see that bench there?
That big, heavy, wooden bench there on the right?
Keep in mind the bench is located outside...  in Texas...
So naturally, it needs to be a certain weight to avoid blowing away in one of their many, dare I say, daily weathers catastrophes...

She sends Mom this text...

So....  Funny....
I think he was just making sure that she wasn't faking her injuries.

But, here is what I love most about this little story
Her personality is back.  Her sense of humor is back. AND look at that typing...  Perfection!

So much has happened in Houston.
Many things we planned for and expected.
SO MANY things we did not.

There were some good things.... new friends, great food, experiencing a new city, Dr. Rao,  98% of the tumor removed, storms and more storms, cute nurses that put Miss before your name,  accents and good ole fashioned Texas BBQ.

There were some bad things, that we will turn into good.

But the bottom line is
MD Anderson is the best
Dr. Rao is the best
Our new friends are the best
And I think we all feel that as hard as it has been to be so far away, we will never have to question...  "would things have been different if only we had gone to Houston?"

She went to the best.
And she was brave.

Thank You, Texas for taking care of our girl