All in the Attitude

Hayden can’t wait for it to really snow, so he can go ‘boarding.’ Last year, Jace also learned to love the sport, and as a 6 year old, he was pretty good! This year Jace has been given quite a few restrictions: no trampoline, no bike, no four-wheeler, and of course—no snowboarding. So, as Hayden started pulling out his snowboarding “stuff” tonight, Jace found his snowboard, boots, and helmet. We had a gentle talk about the fact that he won’t be visiting any ski hills this year, and he said, “I know.” I was expecting a fight, but he didn’t give me one. His mature understanding of his current situation amazes me, and I find myself admiring him now as he straps his boots into his board, and scoots around the house anyway.
This week has been awesome. Jace awakes every day with a sick stomach, but he is distracted quite easily as he is always looking for something to do. Tomorrow he will receive PEG shots into his legs, but that is all. He is still taking his oral chemo meds daily, and after this week’s treatment, we will be starting Cycle #3! Can you all believe we have two months behind us? We aren't sure what this 3rd month of treatment will bring, but we have been informed that every other month will be difficult:  the 1st, 3rd, and 5th months of treatment being the hardest on Jace. Luckily Christmas and New Years will be in the middle of the 4th month.

Jace just said to me, “Mom, we really should give my snowboarding boots to Dayton (his cousin), so they won’t be wasted this year.” It really is all in the attitude isn’t it?