Sunday, August 6, 2007
Hannah had some minor fatigue this morning, but was still up for a hike in the woods with Riley (dad carried her 75% of the way). At least this time is was fairly level terrain.
This afternoon we went over the neighbor's house for swimming, so she was very happy about that, because we seem to be the only house in the neighborhood without a pool! It was a nice quick cool down.
Hannah asked me last week to get a mirror so that she could see the back of her head and all of the hair she has growing. It was the first time she saw the scars from her surgery and reached out to touch them. It was a little upsetting for her because she really didn't know how it looked and didn't like the look of the scars. She did want to include this picture though on her blog of her hair and how much it's growing. It was difficult to get a good picture to post, so we hope you can see it. Her doctor said that this next round on this Thursday and Friday will probably make it all fall out, so she'll be back to square one, but for now she's pretty excited about having hair again and wants to show everyone lately. Sometimes it seems to grow overnight.
Hannah has also been talking of doing some fundraising. She has decided she wants to donate money to Spaulding Rehab Center (where she stayed during our radiation in Boston) and the Smiles for Scott Foundation. This foundation is a charitable foundation to honor the memory of Scott Loeb, a little boy who died at age 5 from medulloblastoma (what Hannah had). They raise money to try to make some days easier for kids with cancer. For example, they have donated dvd and vcr players for every room at Schneiders, a refrigerator for the families, and our favorite, the Friday afternoon candy cart. Two volunteers come around each Friday afternoon at the hospital and the kids can pick out any candy they want-a whole bag full of candy! The people are very generous and giving, and often times it is Scott's mom and aunt that bring the cart around. What a great thing. Link to their website is: HERE
Hannah REALLY wants to hold a bake sale, so we are starting to bake this week in preparation for a Love Lane bake sale. We also brainstormed another idea, and Hannah named it "Hannah's Cans for Cancer." We are going to collect bottles and cans that can be redeemed at the grocery store for money. We were inspired by an article in our local paper about a lady that has raised $4,000 by collecting cans and bottles. So, with that in mind, this is Hannah's new fundraiser. More to come on Hannah's Cans for Cancer. She is very excited about it and I am exhausted at the mere thought of it.
xoxo Kim
This afternoon we went over the neighbor's house for swimming, so she was very happy about that, because we seem to be the only house in the neighborhood without a pool! It was a nice quick cool down.
Hannah asked me last week to get a mirror so that she could see the back of her head and all of the hair she has growing. It was the first time she saw the scars from her surgery and reached out to touch them. It was a little upsetting for her because she really didn't know how it looked and didn't like the look of the scars. She did want to include this picture though on her blog of her hair and how much it's growing. It was difficult to get a good picture to post, so we hope you can see it. Her doctor said that this next round on this Thursday and Friday will probably make it all fall out, so she'll be back to square one, but for now she's pretty excited about having hair again and wants to show everyone lately. Sometimes it seems to grow overnight. Hannah has also been talking of doing some fundraising. She has decided she wants to donate money to Spaulding Rehab Center (where she stayed during our radiation in Boston) and the Smiles for Scott Foundation. This foundation is a charitable foundation to honor the memory of Scott Loeb, a little boy who died at age 5 from medulloblastoma (what Hannah had). They raise money to try to make some days easier for kids with cancer. For example, they have donated dvd and vcr players for every room at Schneiders, a refrigerator for the families, and our favorite, the Friday afternoon candy cart. Two volunteers come around each Friday afternoon at the hospital and the kids can pick out any candy they want-a whole bag full of candy! The people are very generous and giving, and often times it is Scott's mom and aunt that bring the cart around. What a great thing. Link to their website is: HERE
Hannah REALLY wants to hold a bake sale, so we are starting to bake this week in preparation for a Love Lane bake sale. We also brainstormed another idea, and Hannah named it "Hannah's Cans for Cancer." We are going to collect bottles and cans that can be redeemed at the grocery store for money. We were inspired by an article in our local paper about a lady that has raised $4,000 by collecting cans and bottles. So, with that in mind, this is Hannah's new fundraiser. More to come on Hannah's Cans for Cancer. She is very excited about it and I am exhausted at the mere thought of it.
xoxo Kim
Dear Prokops,
I just caught up with your blog. What a terrific idea Hannah has. We'd love to help. I'd be happy to make the s'mores on a stick that I made for the 2nd grade sale if your interested. Also, we own one of the hot dog trucks in Southold and collect the cans for recycling each day. Some are generic brands but some do go in the machines. My boys have been turning them in to save for our trip this November but I am sure they'd share with your endeavor. Mom can let me know what you think. She can e-mail me at lukety@verizon.net or call, the number is in the book.
Good Luck-Great Idea.
Love,
The Bugdins
Hi girls (and Dave!),
I have been talking to Logan about doing a fundraiser in Hannah's name - and we have one of the "Alex's Lemonade Stands" and I plan on doing that the weekend of our town wide garage sales. When we raise that money, I will let you guys decide where we should send the money.
Logan and I are very excited and can't wait to see how well it turns out!!
The pictures are great - thanks for sharing!
Love you guys!
Angela