MD Anderson Trip

One of my more recent status quotes on Facebook was, "Can a trip to the hospital be considered a mini-vaca?" And I guess it can. We always manage to have a really good time on our bi-monthly Houston trip to MD Anderson for Braydon's check up. And the best part....
All GOOD NEWS! Braydon's counts are perfect and he checked out just fine. Not that we didn't know this cancer stuff was all behind us....it's just good to hear!

We are blessed to have two children that travel well. Of course Braydon is the BEST traveler but it's all he knows. He has been jumping in cars for long trip to the hospital since he was TWO! Just put him on a movie and he is good to go. Here he is on the way down there watching some cartoons!

But Deacon has done surprisingly well. He slept most of the time but played with his toys in between naps. He only had a couple of fits! Here he is playing...

And as long as Jacoby has a Red Bull and some sunflower seeds, he is good to drive the whole time. Not to mention he doesn't like me to drive for reasons "unknown".

Of all the posts and updates I have done over the last 4 and 1/2 years, it has never occurred to me that I have never posted pics of the hospital. So, just in case you ever wondered....this is where we go every other month for treatment.

And the hotel we stay at is just across the street from MD Anderson and is actually part of the hospital. They are joined by a sky bridge. We stay at the Jesse H. Jones Rotary House International. It is for MD Anderson patients only.

The boys were glad to see the hotel room after being in the car all day...it only take Braydon about 2 seconds to tear up a hotel room bed.

And Deacon learns fast...

Since the hotel is conjoined with the hospital they are always having some form of entertainment for the cancer patients and their families to enjoy while not at the hospital for appts. Wednesday night they had the Harbor Light Choir from the Salvation Army there singing. They were WONDERFUL!!! We all thoroughly enjoyed their talent and inspiring stories. The Harbor Light Choir is made up of men who have previously or are currently recovering from Drug and Alcohol Abuse through the Salvation Army. They travel around singing and inspiring others through their testimony! It was a real treat!

While we were in Houston we couldn't resist trips to Whole Foods and Toys R Us....Braydon made some temporary friends while in TRU...While on the way home we always like to stop at Bucees. Little bit of everything there. It's great! Braydon could look around in there for hours!
So as you can see this was not just a boring trip to the hospital. God has blessed us with great results, a nice place to stay, and even some meaningful entertainment! We go back next month.....and we are a little excited about it!!!