Recharged with Hope

This last weekend was the Cincinnati Children's Medical Center's Cancer Survivor Picnic. It was held at the zoo, which was a great venue. I cannot stress enough how perfect the timing was. Recently, quite a few (and isn't one alone too many?) of our patients have lost their battles with cancer or after bone marrow transplantation. My heart has literally been hurting for weeks and poor Ari and Claire have witnessed many tears. So on an absolutely beautiful Saturday afternoon, we all went to the zoo to be reminded why we fight this battle every day. I saw some of my patients that are already finished with the therapy running around and acting like kids; no signs of their surgeries or previous chemotherapy. It was so awesome. Claire and Ari of course had a good time... they always do when they are together!