So I have had to make some changes and going private is a must for now. I actually feel like I can express my feelings a little more and know that people aren't going to turn it around and use things against me now.
I got my email from Make A Wish with our itinerary and I am so excited. Up until now it is like a dream. Something that may not happen. I sit here and can't believe that this is actually happening to us. That we will actually be able to go on a trip and have fun and do something that we otherwise would never be able to do. I want my kids to have so much fun and enjoy every single moment. I want to see their faces light up when they see all the characters and meet them. I cannot wait and I have to keep pinching myself to keep reminding myself that this is real that we are actually going. Sometimes I feel bad to be this excited but then I start to think about Kayden and what each of us has been through and we deserve this and then I don't feel so bad anymore.
It is official we are scheduled to fly to Florida on April 26 at 4 pm and the fly back to Utah from Orlando on May 2. I saw the total bill of the tickets and started crying knowing that Make A Wish is paying for it. EVERY SINGLE BIT of it. They will also be giving us money for souvenirs, gas, food, and anything else that we need and they will be paying for the Disney World tickets and the hotel. We will be staying at Give Kids The World and I am so excited. Go check it out!
Soon after we get home we will be having a star raising party where all of Kayden's family and friends get to come and have a party and watch him as he raises his star to the ceiling of Make A Wish. I think we will be planning on the Friday after we come home which would be May 7. So we will keep everyone informed on the details as we get them.
I am so proud of Kayden. He has been through a lot. Kaylee Van Wagoner made a comment to me the other night and had said how cool it is that Kayden gets to do this. She said that he definitely deserves it and that he deserves a break every once in a while. I asked how she was doing and told her that she is in my thoughts a lot since I know how close she is to transplant and how much she is going through right now. She said that she hates being sick and hates to think of how Kayden must do it being so little. She also said that every time they poke and prod her and she wants to cry she thinks of Kayden and how he must feel going through this at such a young age. I started crying to know that she feels his pain. I told her I feel for her. I am the mom who wants to take all the pain upon myself so that my child won't have to suffer and I would do it for her in a heart beat too.
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Tammy I am SOOO excited for you guys.. make sure i get LOTS of souvenirs! :) Because I am the "patient aunt" according to kayden and koy. I cannot think of anyone that deserves this as much as Kayden. Being there with you guys through this trial, this little boy takes this trial like a grain of salt and doesn't think of it as his trial. he will gladly give his arm to the labtech and say "this is my good arm" and then after the blood draw "i didn't cry, that means i get 2 toys" he has grown up with this and he knows this is his life. Kayden deserves this. and as his family, you guys deserve this. You guys have given up so much for him, this is just a little bit that can be given to you. You gave up your HOME for him. Literally, your HOUSE to move to an apartment to be closer to family. I love you Tam. You are a great mom! I love those kids so much.
This is so exciting for you guys, and you definintely deserve it! I am so happy for you!
We saw Kaylee at the ballgame Friday night. She was so excited for Kayden! She is wearing a mask so she doesn't get any sicker but it doesn't stop her from enjoying life. What a trooper she is. She couldn't stop talking about how everytime she gets poked she thinks of Kaysen and the daily shots he suffered through, the constant blood-draws and all the needles everytime you turn around. She says thinking of him helps her get through it. If anyone knows, she does.
We are excited for you.
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