Steven was nine years old when he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in February 2011. His knee was amputated in a procedure known as Van Ness Rotationplasty. He is determined to beat cancer.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Doing great
If Steven weren't so attatched to his chair, you would hardly know he had surgery earlier this week. This morning I heard crutches and doors shutting, and he had gotten himself up and to the bathroom. I went jogging a little later and saw some toys at a garage sale he and Andrew would like. I came back to the house and asked Andrew if he wanted to go to the garage sale with me. Steven was like, "I do! Can you push me in the wheelchair?" He was cheerful and happy. He did ask to cover his leg with a blanket. Later in the day, he crutched outside to say hi to our neighbor over the fence and to ask her to sign his cast. He has only had one dose of pain meds since 6 am this morning. I'm kind of floored by how quickly he is recovering. As my aunt pointed out this morning--he's an outlier on the healing bell curve. Lucky him and lucky us!
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yay for fast recovery. thanks for letting us stop by today! it was so wonderful to see you guys in real life and not just over the computer screen and spend some time with steven! keep up the good work on Mario bros!
ReplyDeleteHe is an Outlier in more ways than one. I'm so glad he's doing well!
ReplyDeleteI am amazed by Steven's progress. What a blessing! He is so tough (and so are you).
ReplyDeleteWhat a blessing! I am so glad to hear he is doing so well.
ReplyDeleteI have laughed, cried, sighed and prayed as I read your blog each day. I have been inspired by your faith and your honesty. Steven is a courageous warrior! We love you! (Truly the force is with you!)
ReplyDeleteThank you for all of these updates and I'm so pleased that Steven is doing so well. He is so amazing to me.
ReplyDeleteHe's just Awesome!!
ReplyDeleteWe're so happy that it all has gone so well. Steven is amazing!
ReplyDeleteGood!Good!Good!
ReplyDeleteGood news and what is more fun than a good yard sale? I'm wondering if his wheelchair is anywhere close to as neat as his uncle Matt's old one. I'm back in the hospital but am so happy you are out. Having the surgery over with feels like the storm has lifted.
ReplyDeleteSteven is one tough kid. I'm so glad that he is doing so well and that his spirits are up. The whole thing is truly inspirational.
ReplyDeleteKids roll with the punches so much better than we do! Gotta love him! When our Michael got out of the hospital he recooperated in less than 2 months - adults with his illness take a year to recoop. He went from not moving to a wheelchair, to a walker to the furniture to walking again in very short order. Kids just get back to life while we adults worry about it and moan. We have a lot to learn from them!
ReplyDeleteThat is truly amazing!! Love hearing such great news about his progress!
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