sorry!

I am so sorry! Our internet has been down for awhile. I feel really bad not posting in so long. But luckily it's up again (mom's a genius!) Well here goes the update.

A few weeks ago dad pulled out his ventilator ( he was on it because he got RSV). Don't worry though, he is fantastic! It didn't hurt him which is amazing. He got it back in and is a lot better. After that no big deal.

I had my violin federation on Saturday (that might have been yesterday, but I'm pretty tired). I did really well. I did not expect to do well because i had not practiced and I was really distracted. But I went out there, did my best, and I got what I got. Unfortunately I got a very good. See the rankings go: very good, excellent, then a superior. No, I'm just kidding i really did get a superior. But, i still could not believe that i had gotten it. After federation mom, nathan, and I went to the hospital to visit daddy. I was soooo happy to see him. he looked really good. He was smiling and was so happy. He listened to my violin performance and was just tapping his feet and nodding his head, he was just rockin out! It was so much fun to see him like that.

Well, that's all for now and hopefully our internet doen't go out again!

BOOM! I can see!!

Today was dads first chemo. It's a higher dose than last time so hope he tolerated it okay. Mom hasn't said anything so I think that means it went well. We're all really stressed and distracted with the transplant so close.

I went and got contacts today. It was amazing the difference in sight once I figured out how to get the contacts in (it only took me four hours). :D I went outside and it was like BOOM! I can see!! Everything seemed so crisp and colorful! I guess you get eyesight like mine when you're a bookoholic. When I went to school after that; I was constantly amazed at what these contacts can do. I was yapping on at my friends that I could see the board, I can read the clock, yadda, yadda, yadda. One of my friends, his favorite song is the pinball wizard by The Who, was trying to get my attention. Well I completely didn't hear him; so he said " we know she's blind, deaf....", at that moment I turned around and said "huh?", "....and dumb, but can she play a mean pinball?" I laughed so hard at that because he is the only person that would ever say that.

I love all of my friends who support me and love me. I love you all! Hugs and kisses and ta ta for now!

Last Radiation- yay!

Today was dad's last radiation. Me and mom came to be with him for the last one. He feels REALLY good today. We have been playing catchphrase music edition and we all have been singing and humming really loudly. We don't know most of the lyrics so it's mostly half singing; you know, when when you know only some of the lyrics and the rest is lalalalaing and humming.

Off to a good start!

Hey! I'm Sarah Sproul and I'm sure you read my mom's blog Sproul Sprouts. Well, this is the blog within us kids' view. I'm the third sprout in the sproul sprouts and the only girl. Life is pretty ruff when you live with three brothers; and on top of that my dad has cancer. He is in the hospitol getting treatment right now. He has to go through six days of radiation, two days of chemo therapy, one day of rest and then the bonemarrow transplant. Life has gotten really hecktic these past few days. He has been through five days of radiation so far. One more day to go, yay!:' Mom's been going to the hospitol every day, then coming back home each night. She's pretty tired, but we kids have been doing our best to keep some of the stress off her. Hopefully we're succeding because I really don't know. Dad's been doing well so far. "He feels really well in the morning," mom says. "But after radiation he starts to feel sick." I know that my dad is strong even when he feels weak. I know we are blessed even more than it seems. I know that we can make it through this test because He never said it would be easy; He said it would be worth it.