Oh why, hello there!  Glad you popped by for another installment of my podcast of “Cancer, Covid & Cool Kids". I’m your host Allison and in this week’s episode we will cover a range of topics from unicorns to the current treatment plan.  This is our first official week of summer that culminated in a Teacher Parade through our school neighborhood.  In all the excitement, my copilots Pearl and Olive fell asleep through the entire adventure.  The highlight was one of my adorable soon to be 2nd graders screaming into the car at a deafening level, “Hey, Mrs. Trautwein, are you wearing a wig??” And that about sums up why I love being surrounded by the brutal honesty of 6-8 year olds.  It was an unorthodox end of the year, to say the least, but the kids and families were resilient rock stars. I am looking forward to a serious computer detox though!  My Taxol treatment has been going swimmingly. It has moved to weekly sessions to avoid the side effects of the daily injections. I wrap up this round on July 7th and start the big guns, Adriamycin and Cyclophosphamide (AC) the following week. That lasts for 12 weeks. I am preparing for the much harder days to come, by taking advantage of every good moment now.  We have been taking walks, having picnics, sharpening my mad karaoke skills and getting away to the mountains.  We continue to be in awe of the absolute greatest tribe of supporters.  Signing off for now with lots of love.