Annie, T and Logan
On Thursday, when Matthew was in the clinic getting platelets, the nurses came in and gave him a bag of goodies. This amazing gift was from the McKenzie Monks Foundation. The bag (aka Kenzie Kase) contained movies, legos, games, a portable dvd player, a Nintendo DS with games, magazines, drawing pad with colored pencils, Under Armour bag, fleece blanket, a beanie, and finger skateboards. This foundation was started by McKenzie's family after she passed away at age 4 from bi-lateral Wilms Tumor: cancer in both kidneys. Their goal is to help other kids with cancer, provide game rooms for oncology centers, and arts, crafts, etc. for children's hospitals. The McKenzie site is great, and can be found at:
http://www.mckenziemonksfoundation.org/?q=mckenzies-story
We were really touched to be a part of the McKenzie Foundation. Matthew isn't allowed to use the things he received until he is stuck in the hospital for his transplants (yes, that is supposed to be plural) though. He's going to need things to do.
We just found out last week that he's going to have two bone marrow transplants. This means that he is going to be stuck in the hospital for at least a month, he'll have anywhere from a few days to a couple of weeks to be home, and then he'll be stuck in the hospital for at least another month. He's going to have absolutely no immune system, and when he's done, he's going to need to get all of his booster shots again. When he's finished both of his procedures, he won't be allowed to leave the house very often for 90 days. We're still learning all of the details, but I'm pretty sure that's a fact. This procedure is literally like hitting the reset button on his body. I think it is safe to say that these will be the longest months of our lives.
T's Kenzie Kase
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