It's exactly how I felt last year watching Ollie there for the first time.that he was finally with people who completely got him and what he lives with daily.ĬHEO (132) Sick Kids Hospital (53) stem cell transplant (44) Chemo (29) Radiation (27) Lumbar puncture (26) COVID-19 (25) MRI (15) PICC (15) Canadian Blood Services (12) Cancer (12) Sick Kids (12) ALCL (11) CT (11) Lymphoma (11) Faith (10) School (10) Stem cells (10) Blindness (9) Bone marrow transplant (9) Christmas (9) Toronto (8) Beyblades (7) Fever (7) Lorlatinib (7) Gratitude (6) Hope (6) Nausea (6) Steroids (6) Abby (5) Anxiety (5) Bone density (5) Braille (5) Brave (5) Chemotherapy (5) Gabriel Pizza (5) Oncology (5) PTSD (5) Physio (5) Princess Margaret Hospital (5) Scans (5) The Ottawa Hospital (5) Blood counts (4) Candlelighters (4) Food (4) Friends (4) MDU (4) Make A Wish (4) Masks (4) Mental health (4) Music therapy (4) Neutrophils (4) Ollie's Pizza (4) Optomology (4) Pain (4) Survivor (4) Tests (4) Virus (4) Anger (3) Blood tests (3) Bloodwork (3) Broviac (3) Contrast (3) Corona virus (3) Determination (3) Diagnosis (3) Donor (3) ECG (3) Family (3) Fatigue (3) Fear (3) Home (3) Infection (3) Isolation (3) Llama (3) New Year (3) OCSB (3) Ottawa (3) POGO (3) Pool (3) Prayer (3) Psychiatry (3) Sadness (3) Skateboarding (3) Social distancing (3) St.
Talking to the parents of these kids reaffirmed that it really was the first time they'd ever seen their kids seem completely at ease with other children and be confident in their abilities as opposed to hesitant to show their disabilities. That they finally seem to belong because they are awakened together. Like all of a sudden these people who seemed lost are awakened to the incredible little blessings that we often take for granted every day. It's like that Robin Williams movie, "Awakenings" in some respects. My favourites were watching the kids on the waitlist (none of whom had ever been to CNIB Lake Joe before this either) interact with the dogs and the other kids. I think my favourite moments at camp weren't even about Ollie as we've had so many incredible moments at Lake Joe already this summer and so many memorable times with Hope in the past 17 months. It's what our world needs more of right now and it often seems that many are incapable of it in this ongoing pandemic. I do it for others who have had tragedy in their lives and particularly now that we've been through so much I understand how critical it is to let people feel empathy.
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I don't want to make anyone feel bad with our story, but I've also learned the importance of people learning how to look those who have been through trauma in the eyes and acknowledge their pain. I am totally honest and agree with people that yes, it was the hardest thing we've ever done, but also rejoice in telling them how great he and all of us are today.
Mario and Abby hate to talk to people about this stuff because they always feel like they have to comfort others after their reactions. I reassured them that he was doing great today thanks to a stem cell transplant with Abby's cells and they both marveled at how happy and positive both of them appeared after everything they'd been through. Poor Fred looked like I punched him in the gut when I told them that Ollie had cancer and the lymphoma damaged his optic nerves and took his sight.
The owners Nadia and Fred were incredibly personable and kind and asked me how Ollie went blind.
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