"Coming Together"

So here we are September already.  This past 30 days has been a blur, planning so many amazing fundraisers.  Talking with so many people via- e-mail and phone about our little Nolan.  The highlight of my day remains with my daily phone calls and visits with Nicole when I can hear sweet little Nolan  talking up a storm.  My heart fills my chest.  You all have no idea what Mike and Nic and Nolan are dealing with on a daily basis.  The stress is unbelievable, the love is never ending and they truely are an amazing little family.  Here is a note from Nic wrapping up the past few weeks or so for little Nolan.  Please know that all of your warm thoughts and prayers mean more to the Smith Family than you will ever know.     Jodie

Hello all team Nolie fans, 
 

Here is just a little update on what Nolie has been up to this month...


This August marked the halfway point in Nolies cancer treatment. Three down now. Three to go. This round was particularly tough on the little guy , though. It takes longer for him to recover after each treatment he goes through which throws our schedule off by a few weeks. Usually the first few days at home are very stressfull for me because I need to give him his anti nausea meds around the clock and daily injections. No matter how bad he feels, Nolie is always the happiest boy and never complains about what he must endure. He is my hero. At this point I am beginning to think that i should have been a nurse with all that I have had to do for him. By the end of the first week we are back in the cancer clinic at Mass General for Blood transfusions and Platelets because the chemo has done its job and wiped out everything. (the bad and the good) Then we wait for some sort of infection to set in. It dosent matter how careful we are about keeping sanitary, another week stay at the hospital is inevitable. This time it was for a runaway cold sore. The doctors actually thought he had the chicken pox because lesions covered his whole face. So here we are a week later and on the mend. Nolan is well enough to have some interest in food but we know that another session is just around the corner. We ask that this week you keep Nolan in your prayers as it is time for his spinal tap and MRI scan . These tests will give us some clue as to how the chemo is affecting the tumors. We hope for some positive news to finally come our way. Meanwhile, we will continue to enjoy every moment we spend in the comfort of our own home ,where it goes without saying,that Nolan feels the best. The weather has been perfect for strolling around the neighborhood and kicking off the fall season with a trip to Cider Hill for a visit with the farm animals and some delicious cider doughnuts!!!  Again, we thank you all for your constant love and support.

 Nicole