Hi all! &nbsp;It’s Shay here with an update. I finished a great school year on May 24th--first year at a new school and last year in middle school. &nbsp;Next year I will be in high school!&nbsp; &nbsp;I’m so excited! We went to Seattle on June 11th for appointments and my annual heart and liver biopsy. &nbsp;All went well over there and the results from the heart biopsy came back good as well. &nbsp;I have no heart rejection!!! Yay!!! Best news ever!&nbsp; Also, the liver biopsy results came back good, those were a little bit harder to interpret, but it looks good. &nbsp;They said that they would like to see me back in three to four months. &nbsp; At the end of June we took the Victoria Clipper up to Victoria BC for a few days. &nbsp;It was so much fun! &nbsp;Some of my favorite things that we did were touring the Parliament Building, having High Tea with Mom at the Pendary Tea House, seeing the Miniature World Displays in the Empress Hotel, and going to the magnificent Butchart Gardens. &nbsp;It was such a fun trip, and the food was amazing! &nbsp;On our way home we spent the night in Seattle and were able to see the Mariners play on Friday. &nbsp;I haven’t been to a Mariners game in over a year and I had a great time. We also participated in a fundraiser/walk that my Godfather was hosting in his neighborhood. &nbsp;They were raising money for Seattle Children’s so of course we had to go! &nbsp;It was so fun, and the trails that we walked on were so beautiful! This summer we will be spending a good amount of time up at our lake cabin on Coeur d’ Alene, which is one of my favorite places ever! &nbsp;We have already been up there once this, but I am looking forward to more time up there and swimming in the freezing cold lake!&nbsp; I am also looking forward to spending a lot of time in our pool. &nbsp;We have already gotten in a few times, and it is so warm! I will also be participating in a few camps this summer. This coming week I will be helping out at a church camp at my church. I love working with little kids, this will be first and second graders, so this will be so fun! So FUN! &nbsp;At the end of July and into early August I will be doing a Junior Life Guarding class for pool safety. &nbsp;I think that will be very fun and I am so excited to learn pool safety. This summer I am also looking forward to seeing friends and my little cousins. Our 7th annual Make-A-Wish Lemonade stand will be in Pullman on Wednesday July 17th.&nbsp; Here is a link if you wish to donate online ( <a href="https://secure2.wish.org/site/TR;jsessionid=00000000.app20061a?px=5210168&amp;fr_id=5583&amp;pg=personal&amp;NONCE_TOKEN=C163A5DF6C11DE3681CB081E7FAEEA0A" target="_blank">Give online</a>).&nbsp; The website is perfect if you live far away or are not able to come by in person.&nbsp; This is a big year—if we hit $20,000 it will put us over $100,000 to total contributions. &nbsp;I would really appreciate your support toward hitting this goal and providing amazing experiences for kids with life threatening illnesses.&nbsp; On August 26th I will be starting high school! &nbsp;Yay!!! I am so excited for high school and to see all my friends. &nbsp;Also, I will still be at the same school I was at last year. &nbsp;Logos School in Moscow. &nbsp;It will be so much fun! &nbsp;Thank you for your continued prayers and support and we will update you again soon. Have a great summer.&nbsp; Love, Shay P.S. I’ve added a few new photos <span style="font-family:
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Shay Connell

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