Vava was released from hospital at 4 this afternoon! The whole family is greatly relieved to be home. 
Vava and Marty passed a difficult previous night, as they were inexplicably moved (after all previous days/nights in a private room) into a shared room with a 17 year old methadone (read "withdrawl") patient and her less than socially skilled boyfriend. Perhaps the hospital has a program for soon-to-be-released patients which makes them more than happy to be sprung on their last day? It's hard to imagine why this happened after a stellar record of previous remarkable care and right in the middle of Vava's first round of chemo, but it did lend support to the "let's get out of here!" idea.
Vava and Marty passed a difficult previous night, as they were inexplicably moved (after all previous days/nights in a private room) into a shared room with a 17 year old methadone (read "withdrawl") patient and her less than socially skilled boyfriend. Perhaps the hospital has a program for soon-to-be-released patients which makes them more than happy to be sprung on their last day? It's hard to imagine why this happened after a stellar record of previous remarkable care and right in the middle of Vava's first round of chemo, but it did lend support to the "let's get out of here!" idea.The day before V was discharged a group of pals from SGS visited and and staged an adorable routine for her. Everyone has been so impressed with the genuine care and support shown by Vava's friends and their families.
Now the routine is in-home treatment, out-patient treatment at the clinic at Children's, and hopefully inpatient stays will be seldom to none. This said, home care and treatment will be demanding (both technically and emotionally), and the family will continue to need our support with meal deliveries, yard maintenance, errands, etc. Check the support calendar and let us know how you'd like to participate. I think I speak for everyone when I say how lucky I feel to be part of Vava's Village.
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