A new blog has been made – using “Sean” instead of “Postcard”. Sharing with people Sean's blog is much easier to say – google search “homeschool blogger Sean”
PDF handout is being designed. So church prayer groups around the world can print it out and pray for Sean
More details on Sean's new home school blogger blog here http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Sean/
Moderators we would appreciate this blog also being left up as we have used some file uploads from this blog.
Thank you.
Well, the opportunities to have geography lessons have been in no shortage and we have appreciated the kind words and colourful postcards. There are certainly some great places in the world and we have been getting everything from bears in
USA – Glacier National Park, New Mexico, Yellowstone National Park Wyoming, Snowy Mountains National Park, Pittsburgh, South Dakota, Wisconsin, California (several from Disneyland including one with signed photo by Mickey!), Oregon, Mississippi, Illinois (two from Superman’s hometown!), Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, Utah, Alaska, Washington State, New York State, Michigan, Maryland, Florida, Iowa, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Michigan
Australia – Sydney, Great Barrier Reef, Adelaide, South Australia (Flinders Ranges, Eyre Peninsula, Murray River Mouth)
NZ – Mt Taranaki, Tauranga, Putaruru, Otaki, Bay of Islands, Kapiti Coast, Kaikoura, Auckland, Hastings, Napier, Cambridge
Here's a photo of Sean from our prime viewing position, before the parade started. He was very proud of his blue tongue from the lollypop, and kept asking Dad to give feedback on how blue it was. Each year for the last 19 years, Nurse Robyn has organised a bus for the children from the hospital to go to the parade – a great outing for the kids (thanks Robyn).
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Last time we were at the zoo, the Cheetahs walked right past, then Mark took Sean again last week, and he got to feed the giraffes. Today Sean got pooped on either by a morepork in the Kiwi House, or just as we left the kiwi house. We’re not sure which, but he did see the funny side of it. And we saw the snowy owl for the first time.
Also this morning the Doctors and Nurses got all excited as some very nice Policeman and their Police Dogs arrived for a visit. The kids thought it was great as well!! Sean was very brave and even patted one. Will have some photos very soon. There is a Policeman called Dean (he has a brain tumour) who is organizing these visits. He had the police divers in a couple of weeks ago. We’re expecting Firemen and the Armed Defenders in the very near future as well. Dean has also offered to help organize a trip for our local homeschool group – to visit the local Police Station.
It’s now Friday night, and we were supposed to be going home, but Sean has been spiking high temps the last couple of days and so we may end up being here for the weekend, with a 5 day stint of chemo starting on Monday. If we’re in here for the weekend I’m going to take Sean to the Indian Festival in Kilbirnie tomorrow – seeing as Butter Chicken is his favourite dish at the moment, and the Santa Parade on Sunday.
Have a great weekend everyone,
Catherine and Sean
PS Leanne – this could be a good link to have on our site – have a look when you and the kids have time.
Sitting here with Sean watching ‘Soup’ (for the 100th time), with the wind howling around the hospital. The weather is pretty wild – wet and windy, and great to view from inside. Some would say a typical Windy Wellington day! ‘Soup’ is a Kiwi production of animated clay creatures in a swamp and different stories of what they get up to. Sean just loves it, and likes it to be played while he gets his own clay out to make his own swamp creatures. Our breakfast bar at home is currently covered in swamp creatures in a swamp setting that Sean and his brother Cameron made. We are not allowed to remove it!!
Sean went to theatre yesterday for another dose of chemo, and is doing very well. He is being cheeky with the doctors and nurses – a good sign.
There always seems to be something going on here at the Children’s hospital – the nurses keep us entertained, as well as people visiting – like Norm Hewitt. He was the one who gave Sean and the other kids a teddy bear. Last week we had police divers in all their gear, and this week it there will be police dogs visiting. This (and the divers) has been organized by a policeman called Dean. Dean has a brain tumour and is in for regular treatment and comes and visits the kids on the ward as well!
There is also a lady who comes every week with an animal – last time it was a very cute black and white rabbit. Not to mention one of the nurses – Robyn – who has the most amazing photos of her with animals sitting on her like baby tigers and chimps. She used to work with animals – good training for nursing?!! There are also a few boxes with miniature scenes placed around the ward made by her. One is a lolly shop – and the detail, right down to the little trays of chocolates in the glass counter is amazing.
At the moment we are aiming to have a complete set of tests done on Sean before Christmas to see whether he is in remission or not by then. He will still have four to 5 months of what they call maintenance chemo after that. But all looking good we will be home for Christmas with some very good news.
Thanks to everyone for their continuing support, and many thanks to Leanne and her family for the blog and their lovely baking and meals – it really is a huge help.
Go well everyone,
Catherine and Family
Postcards for Sean & Cameron