Friday 19 July 2013

Cancer Care and The Stanley Cup...an unlikely duo

We were at home this morning, just getting ready to leave for Justin's appointment at Cancer Care when we got a phone call from my mom; she had heard that Jonathan Toews was going to be at Children's today with the Stanley Cup.  We got to Cancer Care and inquired about the Jonathan Toews' visit .  They weren't sure, but they were going to check into it for us. Justin had to have his blood checked and a check-up with the doctor to make sure he was ready to undergo chemo.  It was 10:15 am and we got word that Toews was going to be on the ward at 10:30.  The nurse was in the middle of taking blood and was about to start the IV fluids.  Another nurse came in and said, "Don't start the IV yet, he needs to go and see Jonathan Toews!"  We ran across to Children's and up to CK5 with moments to spare.  He walked into the room and immediately came over to Justin, asked him his name and shook his hand.  He then posed with Justin and the Cup for a photo op.  Ryan got there just in time to get his picture taken too, so everyone was happy!  We then had to go back to Cancer Care and see the doctor.  Everything was good, so they started his fluid flush and then we waited for a bed to become available on CK5 so he could be admitted for his chemo treatments.  We got up to the ward and chemo was started around 5 pm.  It's about a 6-8 hour process, so he won't be done until about 1 or 2 in the morning.  Trevor is staying with Justin tonight and tomorrow night, as he has to work on Monday.  I'm hanging out with Ryan tonight watching a scary movie...Trev's side of the bed may be occupied tonight after all! ;)

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  1. Hi Justin, I heard that Jonathan Toews was coming to town with the Stanley Cup, so it is great to see he is taking it to important places in the city ! God bless you and keep you strong this weekend...Love Pamela, Herb and Mikayla.

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