Tammy says on Thursday Night -
Jack had a busy day today! We had all his therapies, had an end of school year pizza party with all the kids, and went on a field trip to the Dallas Science Museum and saw a movie on the imax screen. We are anxiously awaiting Tuesday, we will have a cat scan Tuesday morning to check on some headaches that Jack is having and then we are homeward bound. I think the headaches are more worrisome to me than anything else. The docs and nurses say the headaches we need to worry about are the all over pain kind, not the come and go pressure kind Jack is having. So I do not anticipate any problems, but I would like to be safe than sorry.
Jack said today when we were playing Candyland in the playroom that for a long time he thought he was just dreaming about all this, then he realized today that it was true and we were really here. I thought that was funny because sometimes I feel like that too, when I told him that, he got a big grin on his face.
We are wearing the Jack bracelets today as we just received ours in the mail today. Jack is so proud to be wearing a bracelet with his name on it.
I am glad family comes tomorrow and Saturday, I will enjoy them and ofcourse Jack will too! We have a 4 hour pass on Saturday afternoon to take Jack out of the hospital, don't know where yet we will go to, any suggestions? Somewhere not too hot, don't want him to get over tired...but fun and close to the arts district in Dallas.
Well I am counting down the days, 5 more to be exact to being home.
Love, Tammy
5/26/2005 8:35 PM
Jack said today when we were playing Candyland in the playroom that for a long time he thought he was just dreaming about all this, then he realized today that it was true and we were really here. I thought that was funny because sometimes I feel like that too, when I told him that, he got a big grin on his face.
We are wearing the Jack bracelets today as we just received ours in the mail today. Jack is so proud to be wearing a bracelet with his name on it.
I am glad family comes tomorrow and Saturday, I will enjoy them and ofcourse Jack will too! We have a 4 hour pass on Saturday afternoon to take Jack out of the hospital, don't know where yet we will go to, any suggestions? Somewhere not too hot, don't want him to get over tired...but fun and close to the arts district in Dallas.
Well I am counting down the days, 5 more to be exact to being home.
Love, Tammy
5/26/2005 8:35 PM
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Miss you all so much and we're just as excited to get you back.
Love to all,
Sarah
Wonderful to see how well Jack is doing. One suggestion for your outing on Saturday would be the Dallas Aquarium. It has an awesome "rain forest" and lots of sea life to look at. I'm sure the folks there can give you directions; it's right downtown.
Have a great weekend, and a safe trip back home.
Love,
Sharon Winkler
We're looking forward to seeing you and partying with you on Tuesday evening! We got our bracelets yesterday in the mail and are wearing them. I saw Whitney Smith at school today and she had gotten hers too and was wearing it. So, Jack, you're going to see a lot of people Tuesday night wearing YOUR bracelet!! Neat, huh?
Praying all goes well with the CAT scan!
Enjoy your week-end with family...and a 4 hour pass!! Hope you find some place really neat to go to in Dallas...there's so much to choose from there!
Looking forward to seeing you at HOME!!
Love you!
Gwen
You and Jack and family have a great and fun outing! Here are some suggestions with links for more info:
1) Go up Reunion Tower and have a look from above: http://www.dallascvb.com/visitors/listing.details.php?id=291
2) Visit the Dallas World Aquarium:
http://www.dallascvb.com/visitors/listing.details.php?id=283
3) Go Bowling at this place where the balls, pins, alley, etc. are all florescent with black lights so everything glows in the dark:
http://www.dallascvb.com/visitors/listing.details.php?category=1450&id=3891
4) The Children's Museum:
http://www.dallascvb.com/visitors/listing.details.php?category=1450&id=1502
5) Kids always like the Wax Museum and Ripley's Believe It Or Not
http://www.dallascvb.com/visitors/listing.details.php?category=1450&id=330
6) This place has INDOOR climate controlled go-karts. http://www.dallascvb.com/visitors/listing.details.php?category=1450&id=1297
Sorry we will miss the party but we will CERTAINLY be there in spirit!
We will be out of pocket when you are discharged, and I will miss the "ta-daaa!!" blog about your homecoming. God bless you and your family; may the CT scan be only positive, and may God provide more than you can ask or imagine as you come home! I hope you will keep blogging for a while anyway as Jack gets back into the home routine.
In Him,
Beverly Mccallon
Jack and I just returned from Children's Hospital and the cat scan went well. No hydrosephelus, which is just what we needed to find out. The headaches that Jack are having, really more brain pressure than headaches, are something to watch out for and keep an eye on but as of right now things look great!!!!
I was very glad we didn't have to wait till Tuesday to get the scan done. Keep your prayers coming!
Tammy
I'm so glad Jack is doing better. You guys have been in my prayers.
~Emily Chastain