Could chemo fatigue be selective? Yesterday Andrew had tons of energy during the day, but come 9:30pm as it's time to clean up the kitchen, he simply faded! Of course we'd had a wonderfully full day for a Saturday with "no plans." Andrew warmed up Nate for a tennis tournament, whacking balls as if he's the U16 competitor. And best of all we had a last minute visit from one of Andrew's dearest childhood friends, Caroline, who came to Falls Church for 24 hrs. Caroline reconnected us with another Darien High School friend, Chris, who came over for a leisurely lunch! Our kids loved hearing funny stories from their dad's youth.
Chris is an old baseball teammate and brought Andrew this game ball (which Chris caught at a Mets game) to encourage him to knock the cancer out of the park this time around! As Chris said, "When we were kids we were always carrying balls around with us." This one will come with us to Baltimore as a great reminder of all of our friends who are rooting for us in the stands!
*For those of you who don't know baseball,
here's what "hitting for the cycle" means.
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ReplyDeleteWhat a thoughtful, meaningful token. I'm so glad the HS friends were able to come visit -- good for the soul.
ReplyDeleteGreat photo! Wish I was closer and could have joined you. I could use a practice session down on the old Leewarden tennis court. I was hitting some balls this weekend for the first time in a long time and couldn't keep my forehand in the court!
ReplyDeleteThanks for keeping us this blog Christine!
Craig
Dear Christine, I stumbled onto this blog and am impressed with the spirit you have in Andrew's fight. I hope so for all of you that the battle is won in the end and wish you, andrew and your family all the best. You're in my thoughts!
ReplyDeleteYour Duke friend from accross the pond, Daan