The End

Next month it's been a year since I updated this blog. I left on a pretty negative note, so here is one final blog post to end things more positively. I've given up my blog for Instagram. A lot of my immediate family are on there, so they actually see what I post, unlike here. I think my mom was the only one who read my blog, which was fine when we all lived in the same city. But now that we live in a different city than my parents and siblings, it's nice to give and get updates without sending out an annoying mass text.

We have lived in Spanish Fork for almost a year, and we love it. My kids' school is so close that they walk there and home every day. Rebecca takes a dance class once a week, William plays basketball twice a week, and Braden starts soccer next month. Kevin really likes his job. Lia and Lucy are just little, and it's weird to think that they will never think of Las Vegas as home. If all goes as planned, they will grow up in Utah. Who knows what will happen in the future. A year ago, I did not expect to be living here, but if it is up to us, we plan to stay.

William is doing SO well. His hair is back, and for a while it wasn't red, but it has started turning red again. He loves playing basketball, and it's been really great for his self esteem. He does well in school and has had no problems getting caught up in 2nd grade even though I pulled him out of school in the middle of 1st grade. He goes to Primary Children's Hospital every three months for a CT scan to make sure he is still cancer free. So far so good.

We did not end up suing the hospitals in Las Vegas. We thought about suing and putting the money towards better cancer care because right now treatment there is a joke. Most of our friends being treated in Vegas eventually have to go to Utah or California for better care. Ultimately, we thought a lawsuit would be a big headache for money we may or may not win. We had a year to file, and that year just passed at the end of January, so even if we did want to sue now, we've missed our chance.

We are in a good place right now. Last year, I did not feel that way. We found out about William, and I found out I was pregnant with Lucy about two weeks later. I was so shocked by everything going on that I didn't tell most people I was even pregnant for a while. But Lucy is here and a lot of fun, and William acts as if he didn't go through hell last year. They told us kids are resilient, and we definitely see that with him. Things are good, and we are happy. And on that note I will say goodbye to this blog. I will always cherish the memories I've recorded on here.