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Count Down!

In this pic Kolby, Kylie and John were looking over Kolby's chemo schedule for the next 9 months. They made a daily count down sticker chart for how many more days Kolby has left of treatment. So each day, Kolby will put a sticker down conquering another day of cancer, and one less day of meds and chemo.
Here is the chart. Wow...looking at this chart it seems like she has a long long way to go. But it will be exciting to count down and watch the chart fill up.
The last couple days Kolby has done pretty good. She is thinking about going to seminary in the mornings, then come home and complete her academic classes online and head back to school for lunch and her electives. She is still deciding, but John has informed me that this is what she is thinking about doing. (I am the parent that pushes Kolby, and John babies her a little more...so were a great balance, but John and Kolby always win! :o) She told me that a teacher in the hall stopped her and told her that no hats were allowed....and she quickly informed them that she had a 504 plan. That shut the teacher up real fast. LOL No, he actually gave her a knuckle bump. But other than that, her friends and teachers have been so supportive and she has almost survived the first week......like all the rest of us. You go girl...Kolby!

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  1. Kristin ChesnikSeptember 3, 2010 at 4:15 PM

    Congrats on starting a new school year--I hope it ends up being GREAT!

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  2. TaraleeSeptember 4, 2010 at 1:32 PM

    She is so blessed to have such a wonderful, supportive, LOVING family! I LOVE the sticker chart idea!! :)

    I'm so happy that school is going well. I can only imagine how worn out you must be Kolby. I'm tired from taking my kids back and forth 3 times a day (kindergarten's in the middle) but you definitely take the cake in being worn out. I hope you can keep up and at LEAST get in the social parts of school. I'm REALLY excited for you!!! :)

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