The END is HERE!

   After nearly a year and a half, I am so happy and excited to say Zoë's last day of chemotherapy is today!  Many things have changed during the course of Zoë's treatment, moving from Missouri to Texas, her parents divorcing, graduating from Kindergarten, changing doctors and hospitals, so many things!  She has been such an inspiration to me and has handled everything better than I could have dreamed of. 
   As a going away present of sorts the nurses at the CCBD clinic in Dallas gave her a Happy Last Chemo card with everyones "autographs".  These people are her friends and she has been greatly impressed by them and looks up to each one of them.  She knows nearly all of the staff at the clinic by name and when she walks in for a treatment they all take time to talk to her and say hello.  To the nurses that take care of my baby every week I would like to say a GIANT thank you.  Nurse Amy, Nurse Melissa, Nurse Rachel and Nurse Lidia, you have always made her feel welcome and special each time we have come.  To the child life specialists, thank you for playing and crafting with Zoë.  It is one of her favorite things to do when she comes to clinic.  While Zoë and I are both happy that her treatment is (finally) over, we will miss our trips to see our friends.  We will miss the nurses, doctors, child life specialists, the "feel good" clowns, and the guitar playing fellas that came from time to time and sing songs and give out maracas (in the shape of an egg).   
   As for what is to come for my little girl, we will continue to monitor her tumor.  It is not completely gone and probably will never be.  She will get to have her port removed in about a month and her next MRI is in November.  We will continue to monitor her vision but so far it has not been affected. 
   Lastly, I would like to thank my sisters and parents for coming to my rescue so many times this past year.  I would not have made it through this without you.  You each know the things you have done for me and I won't post them here but I love y'all so very much!  And now I am going to stop typing because as they all know I hate to cry and if I don't stop now my keyboard will short circut!