Dancing the Night Away! February 15

We went to Gregory's Dance, it was nicknamed the GIG. I thought it would be boring but Haley and my best friend Maddy went with me so it was pretty fun. Haley and I had disposable cameras so we'll see how the pictures turn out when they get developed. Then we will know for SURE if we had fun!

Last night Haley prayed the rosary with us. I think that my stepdad will pray with us tonight. It's a really special way to pray and we say extra prayers to St. Jude and St. Preegrine, antonietta Meo, St. Francis and some others too. A few people still come by to visit and they all tell me I look really good! I am almost back to normal after all that medicine made me look kind of puffy. I'm getting excited because I am going to be a real teenager on April Fool's Day. Sometimes it's hard to get people to believe that is really my birthday but it is. I was born on April 1st!
Love, Bree

Note from Parents (mom Jennifer):
Dancing the night away!? Well....not really! Brianna still thinks the GIG (Gregory's Dance) was boring, but I think she said that rather than admit she was wrong. I purchased a disposable camera for Haley and Brianna. Considering they each used up 27 exposures tells me they were not "totally bored"!! Once the film gets developed we will be able to see how much fun they had...or how bored they were!
Eric will be at a friends house so he will have to join us in praying the rosary another time. It warms my heart when the girls each take turns reading one of the mysteries. We have only introduced the rosary recently (as far as teaching them exactly how to pray the rosary) and we plan to make a habit out of it. Prayers for the seriously ill, prayer of gratitude, for healing, for deepening faith, etc. When I see their faces and how intent they are while praying the rosary and the determination to get through all of the prayers, it helps me grow in my faith because I see how deeply they believe and how they do not question anything. I am learning from them as we pray the rosary.
A few people have stopped by or seen Brianna out and about and they are all absolutely amazed at how good she looks!! They are almost speechless as she is smiling, laughing, energetic, and physically she looks like she did previously. I believe I mentioned a long time ago that she gained 30 pounds and she has lost all but 5 pounds!!! Which if you think about a 12 year old growing...that is just normal growth.

Brianna was born 1 month premature weighing in at 7lb/3oz. A very healthy, happy, normal baby. Being born 1 month early she was really good size and had no complications. Imagine trying to tell people we were in labor on April Fool's Day!! No one believed us when we tried to call and tell people I was in labor. She was born at 5:15 at night. With her 13th birthday approaching I am brainstorming a very special "teenager" party where she can be pampered. Especially, with all that she has had to endure she deserves a ery special day to be treated like a princess. I am using her approaching birthday to refocus to a positive state of mind. I will also not let Kaitlyn's birthday pass by unnoticed as she turns 11 on March 24th. They have always shared birthday parties since their special days are only 1 week apart, but I think this year they each deserve to have the spotlight on thier own very special day!!
Before I end I would like to add the the first round of t-shirts have arrived and they look AWESOME!! We are still accepting orders for Brianna's Brigade t-shirts so if you are interested or if you forgot to submit the order form before the first deadline, we are targeting the end of February or early March for round two! Please contact me at the email / phone number below for an order form.
Please continue to pray for all the DIPG warriors as their daily courage is so inspirational we are left speechless! Thank you for all of your support and please continue to pray for complete healing for these children.
God Bless!Jennifer