Make A Wish

We just returned last night from Kelly's Make A Wish Trip.  We had a wonderful Disney Cruise to the Bahamas. We did some amazing things that we'll always remember.  There are a lot of photos we'd like to share, so I'll see how many I can fit on one post.  Hopefully I'll make a webpage on our photo website within a couple days, then I'll put the link here. Remember you can click on the photos to enlarge them.

The girls dressed up for dinner.  Notice Kelly and Shannon's hair - they had it braided on the ship.  It was a nice way to keep it out of their way during the trip.  They both still have their braids and it still looks good.

Kelly in front of the girls' stateroom.  Thanks for the door decorations Debbie!  It helped Shannon find the room when she came down herself!

The Disney Wonder docked at their private Island, Castaway Cay.  The other ship is the Flying Dutchman, used in the filming of the Pirates of the Caribbean.

Kelly couldn't wait to read her new book, Breaking  Dawn.  So she read on the beach until she was done! Notice all the empty chairs around her because we were all snorkeling.  Luckily she finished it the first morning so she didn't spend the whole cruise reading!  Thanks for bringing it to her Jen!  We also took a boat trip from Castaway Cay to a nearby reef for snorkeling.  It was beautiful with a lot of coral and colorful fish.  Kevin and Shannon and I took a bike ride around the island, which was a good way to see it.

Megan and Shannon relaxing on the beach on Castaway Cay.

One of the big highlights, and a big part of Kelly's Wish, was swimming with Dolphins while we were in the Bahamas.   She is getting a kiss from Andy, who played Flipper in the movie.

Parasailing was another favorite activity at Castaway Cay.  Kevin and Kelly rode tandem.

Megan and Shannon rode together (below) 

Coming home was hard, but being met at the airport by a limosine made it much more fun!  I have many more pictures I want to share, so hopefully I'll have a link to them soon.  Thanks so much to the Make A Wish Foundation for giving Kelly and our family a wonderful trip, a nice break from doctors and treatments, and memories that will last a lifetime.

Next week, we really get back to our real life.  Kelly has her next MRI on Tuesday and chemo on Wednesday.  We pray her MRI results will be good.  The trip was a good distraction from thinking about these things like MRIs and chemo, but now the reality of it is coming back.  MRIs are always nervewracking as we await to see if her scans will remain clear, since we know glioblastoma can recur any time (as it already has once.)  That is why she is still on a regular chemo schedule.  We thank all of you who have been with us and supportive through this journey, even if it is just good thoughts and prayers for Kelly.  That is what she needs most and we all really appreciate it.