Where is the happiest place on Earth? DISNEY!! I planned a great trip for the girls full of many surprises! We started out at the Contemporary Resort with our room with a view of Cinderella's Castle. The girls had a ball playing at the parks and at Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. From Disney we moved on to two days at the Nick Hotel. Wow, what a great place for kids to play! The pools were amazing! We had planned on going to Universal but the girls had such a great time they didn't want to leave the hotel! Too funny!
On the second day of the Nick Hotel, I left the family to play and went back to Gainesville for an appointment with Dr. Huang. During this appointment she completed another exam-ouch! She discovered the tumor was still there although it was ulcerated and burned. It was smaller than originally but was still there. I was hoping for the entire thing to be gone but that just did not happen. I was given a surgery date of October 19th. I also met with a stoma nurse, Jill at this appointment. Jill quickly became my best friend as she gave me so much knowledge about what changes I would soon be going through. After my appointments I headed back to Orlando to join the family poolside!
As we were leaving the hotel for the girls next surprise we had a HUGE sidetrack. Lauren had to be rushed to the hospital for high fever, inbalance, and slurring her words. We finally found a hospital in Orlando and they treated Lauren for a sever reaction to BED BUGS! I was livid for my child being in pain and the fact that this was something that we could not have prevented!
We were able to get out of the hospital after an IV of Benadryl and tons of Tylenol just in time to make it to the final surprise for the girls. We made it to the ship for the Disney Cruise just in time to depart! The girls all had a great time and loved all of their surprises along the vacation!
Taking a vacation before the surgery was one of my best ideas I have had in a while! I loved spending time with my family and relaxing on the cruise!!
