Port Removal Surgery

 My son taught me a very valuable lesson the day before his port removal surgery (Sept 25th). We were both pretty terrified about the surgery.  The day before Chan came home from school and told me that he wasn't scared anymore about getting his port out, that it was a good idea to get it out. I asked him how he decided that and he replied "The Holy Ghost helped me know that it was important to get my port out". Such a beautiful, innocent faith. I am grateful for the faith of a child for helping me to realize that with God anything is possible and I can be comforted when I am scared.  

Chan was still nervous, but did pretty well.  He brought bear bear, his buddy who has been to most of his treatments, and his fishy blanket which came to all his big treatments as well. 

Last pictures of the port inside his cute little body!

 

Chan first said he wanted mommy to take him into the surgery room but at the last second changed his mind to Kindt.  

 The surgery took less then 30 mins and Chan was tired and loopy but pretty good afterwards. 

We even got to keep his port!!  Chan was pretty excited about showing everyone what was inside of him for 2 1/2 years.

It was an adjustment when Chan had to have his first arm poke, because of all the bad ones he had at local clinics at the beginning of treatment, but thankfully he is a trooper and is doing well now with it all.