Have I mentioned just how awesome Kelsey’s teacher is? He talks to me everyday, after school, to let me know how Kelsey did that day. I find out about the days when she is really struggling with her schoolwork. I find out about the days she can’t take anymore and has a meltdown in class. I even find out about how awesome she did in certain areas. Today just proved to me even more how wonderful he is.

Later this month he is attending an education program called WELCOME BACK – Facilitating The School Experience For Childhood Cancer Survivors. This program educates school personnel and parents on the cognitive and late effects of childhood cancer treatment to improve the transition of childhood cancer survivors from clinic to classroom. This program is going to be held in Idaho and he is doing this on his own time of his own accord. He gave me a brochure for it and suggested that I might want to attend too. I’m hoping to find a babysitter for that day so I can attend. I think it would be a really good thing to sit in on.

He also told me that he is currently working on getting Kelsey an IEP (individual education plan) instead of a 504 plan. He feels it could benefit her much more than the 504. Not that the 504 isn’t good but he feels she needs a bit more help than it can offer. He explained to me that currently, without the IEP, he needs to grade Kelsey against all the other first graders in her class. For that reason her first report card is going to be extremely low. He wanted to let me know that so I’m not surprised when I get it next month. Once she has an IEP in place she will be graded according to her own abilities and that should bring her grade up quite a bit. I’m glad to hear he’s working so hard to help her.

So that’s how things are going for now. Things are good. I’m starting to get a bit nervous. I’m having a case of PMS (Pre MRI Stress). Kelsey’s next MRI is Monday. We’ll be at the hospital most of the day due to her needing to be sedated. We then have an appointment with Dr. Judy on Tuesday to get the results. Wish us luck. Each MRI I feel like I’m on pins and needles waiting for the results.