Eviction Day!

Today was a big day!

9.15.25 - Bruno's eviction day :)

Thank you Cathy for the amazing cake and cupcakes!! 🧡

This morning Cooper said good bye to Bruno with a big smile on his face! Bruno (his port) has served it's purpose. It's given him the ability to receive the chemo medicine he's needed throughout the last 9 months. So, we thanked it and then said "get out of here!"

This port has been a daily physical reminder of his cancer. It's caused many traumatic moments when they have needed to access it. I wanted to see it afterwards but Cooper had a hard NO about that. Even though he has hated it, it has helped to save his life!

When the surgeon walked in who would be taking out his port, we all realized that he was also the same surgeon who put in his port! Something about that felt like a cool full circle moment. He said he remembered Cooper quite vividly and that it meant a lot to him too as it's rare to get to do both sides of it!

Surgery sucks. No matter how many times we've done it, I still feel like an elephant is sitting on my chest and my stomach turns. I can't seem to tell him I love him enough or give him enough kisses before they roll him away. Sitting in the waiting room just imagining what my boy is going through, praying so freakin hard and watching the other families. It's heavy and it's hard. And I am so grateful. It's just A LOT.

We noticed numerous nurses kept congratulating us today. Most kids don't get their port out until the end of treatment so I wonder if they thought Cooper was at that point? Feels a little daunting to know we still have a long road ahead of us with treatment but this is absolutely worth celebrating! It's still a big milestone to reach and we don't take this lightly. Thank you Jesus!

🧡 Prayer for my boy 🧡

Abba Father, Holy Spirit, Sweet Jesus-

This world is hard. This past week especially has felt even more dark and heavy. We are so grateful for you and how you never stop fighting for us. There are so many things that just don't make sense and don't seem fair. This past year in our global world and in our personal world it has felt magnified. Thank you for blessing us with Cooper. Getting to experience his strength, his vulnerability and witness how you are loving on him. Thank you for everyone who has come alongside us throughout this journey to love on us, support him and pray for us. Thank you for the medications that have eliminated his cancer. Jesus, I beg on my knees that you put and keep a bubble of protection around him and don't ever allow one cancer cell back into his human body. Let your spirit be so tangible and real to him that there is a bond between you guys that can never be shaken. Let your light and your goodness shine brighter than ever before. I pray that Cooper's story does nothing but glorify your name. Thank you for letting me be his mommy here on earth! He is so beautifully and wonderfully made. For real, you did a great job with him! Your masterpiece. I pray for many, many moments that Cooper can release the weight he's been carrying this past year and be a carefree kid. We love you, we are grateful for you, we trust you in all the things. Please continue to lead us, provide and protect us. Thank you for another successful surgery today!

In your precious, powerful, kind, loving, healing name,

Amen 🧡