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Home for a Month... Kind of...

6/10/2014

 
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We returned home on May 14. Our good friend Windi picked us up at the airport, which was wonderful. To say were homesick would be the understatement of the year, and Windi was a sight for sore eyes. 

As mentioned in an earlier post, Madison's throat was quite sore so it was decision time: we had campsite reservations at the beach that weekend, or do we stay home and enjoy the quiet. The solution... if you have to have a very sore throat somewhere, might as well have it at the beach! It was an absolutely beautiful weekend. 

Madi's birthday was the next week so a bunch of friends gathered for Sushi... our girl is 19. 

Madi's mom Colleen surprised her with a cruise for her birthday. She and Rodger left last Thursday and returned Sunday June 8. Carnival raised the bar, treating Madi and Rodger like celebrities. 





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As you can see in the pictures Madi looked healthy and in the usual cruise tradition and consistent with maritime law, she packed on a few pounds... a happy thing given she lost a few during proton radiation session 1.  

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Carnival raised the bar. Private dining table, a window table no less... all kinds of treats in the room, bathrobes to bring home, a no-charge shore excursion, a stack of no-charge pictures, and a private tour of the bridge with the ships officers. 



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As you can see in the picture, Commodore Mantor offering his guidance to the young navigation officer, and Madi clearly impressed that they narrowly managed to avoid a disaster. As you can see in her expression phewwww... that was close. 





All kidding aside, Madi and Rodger had a blast. The cruise line treated Madi and Rodger like royalty. Kudos to Madi's mom Colleen for arraigning such a treat!

As mentioned on another tab at this site, all donations to the fund are used explicitly for medical related travel and medical deductibles/bills. All excursions and activities are important to maintain spirits, so the family covers them out-of-pocket and not from gifts/donations. 

We return to Boston next week for a series of doctor appointments, with surgery 1 and surgery 2 scheduled for June 24 and 26 (the second surgery was moved closer to the first as expected). After that we'll stay in Boston for a week or two for 'rehab' which simply means staying close to the medical team in the unlikely event of any complications.  

~4-5 weeks after surgery 2, we return to Boston for round 2 of Proton Radiation, 11-15 treatments. 

Thank you all for your love, prayers, and support. We are blessed to have you in our lives.  
The Jones'


Jocelyn Rose
6/12/2014 02:42:53 pm

These pictures are absolutely wonderful. Madison I love, love your hair - you look so freaking beautiful and yes Rodger you look good too!! Hehe. I am glad you guys had a great time.. xoxoxo

The Blechens
6/17/2014 04:33:59 pm

Madi you look great, and I love your zest for life and of course Roger is awesome too! I wish you the best on your upcoming surgery and my prayers are with you. We love you lots - The Blechen Family


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