I can't believe it has been a year already! April 23rd will always stick in my mind as a day my world changed. On that day a miracle happened when our eye doctor did a little extra checking and found swollen optical nerves. He then proceeded after hours to follow up with a neurologist and called us at night to send us to the ER.
We have so many people to be thankful for: all the nurses, child life volunteers, regular staff at Hershey, Dr. Iantosca and his supporting staff, all of our friends, and all of our family. But we would have a different world right now if Dr. Talone didn't follow-up, didn't go above and beyond his job.
And now we have to be thankful for so many more people. Today we are traveling to Pittsburgh Airport to fly to Orlando, FL. That is right we are headed to Florida to visit Mickey and Minnie Mouse. Thanks to Make-a-wish for such a great anniversary gift.
We've never shared photos of that horrific week. So today, I thought I would share some. Please enjoy them, the bring so many emotions back, but in the end the emotion is joy, because we get to spend today with Noah!
Here is Noah and Sydney April 24th, 2012 in Penn State Hershey Hospital at the Lion Shrine. Notice how excited Noah looks. The rest of us weren't so cheerful.
Noah got to meet and become fans of the PSU Men's Basketball squad.
His favorite player became #23 Tim Frazier!
Friends and Family came to the hospital to keep Noah in a cheerful mode.
Here is his Cousin Lauren.
Got to Hug the Nittany Lion
Noah's favorite Angry Bird went into Surgery with him.
Immediately after surgery in the PICU (apx 6pm)
The next morning still in PICU, but swelling has increased.
Giving us a smile
While in the PICU his sister wasn't allowed to visit and all either of them wanted is to be with each other.
Here they are together with the cousin Talia!
This is the first time we got to see the incision area.
When we were released from the Hospital the both wanted to go through Hershey Chocolate world.
Ronald McDonald House was a savior for us. They put us up for free while Noah was in Hospital. This is one of the statues outside of the facility!
Due to the location of the tumor Noah had to have a spinal tap to verify it didn't spread.
To end the blog, I decided to show a happy picture. We got to tour Beaver stadium! It was an awesome experience and it was even sweeter because our little boy was with us enjoying it. Here is Noah and Sydney sitting in the end zone on the field.
