Tuesday, November 25 - Waiting!

I can hardly wait! My stepdad and stepmom and Zachary, Madison and Gianna are supposed to get here tonight to celebrate Thanksgiving with me. And on Friday my cousins Bridget and Bernadette and Lauren will come to stay for a few days too! The doctors say that I can go back home pretty soon! Starting right now it is supposed to be only two more weeks before I can finally go home! I have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving-that's for sure!
Love,
Bree

Note from Parents:
Today we had a longer day at the hospital, but the appointments were easy. We met with the doctors to determine a possible date we can return home. Jokingly, we tried to get the doctor to initial our calendar. He caught himself before putting pen on paper! :-) Though he didn't put pen on paper, he said we can speak with the travel office about scheduling our return tickets for Friday, December 5th!!! Please pray especially hard for all of Brianna's tests and appointments to continue to show progress and show positive results that will allow us to return home to our friends and family. This is 1 week sooner than we were anticipating. We are cautiously optimistic as we know that there is always the possibility for a postponement if there are scheduling conflicts or if doctors are not happy with any of the numbers or results.
Brianna is the sweetest, most caring child because despite what she is enduring she is always thinking of others first. She has been spending her own money to purchase gifts for her parents, step-parents, and all of her siblings. If you cough, she makes sure you are o.k. Aunt Jackie said she wishes she could have a fraction of the sweetness that Brianna possesses. She doesn't think it is possible for anyone to be more thoughtful, caring or kind.
Kaitlyn is keeping up with her need to clean and organize as she will wipe down all dining room tables at the RMH at least once/twice a day. She sweeps and swiffers the floor of our room. She is currently cleaning our bathroom and doing laundry. She also ran downstairs and did the dishes as well....See how much energy she has! She's also been diligently working on her homework assignments.
We would like to wish you all a very happy Thanksgiving holiday. We know we have a lot to be thankful for this year. This experience is showing us that we have a network of family and friends that we can never thank enough. Everyone is demonstrating unbelieveable amounts of kindness and compassion. Please continue to pray for Brianna, Max, and Kole that they may be blessed with God's healing power. The Great Physician has worked miracles. We have already witnessed many small miracles and blessings and we'll have patience to allow God to work his miracles. "Patience is having faith in God's timing." "He will answer prayers in one of three ways: Yes, Not Yet, I have something better in mind." These two quotes/thoughts have occupied our minds. We will have patience and we will continue to have faith that the blood of the lamb will cure Brianna. Patience that all that we endure is for a purpose and Jesus is with us through it all.
God Bless! Happy Thanksgiving!
From Brianna and families!