Brooke Mulford Update

Hi Everyone,

It's that time again....Scan Week and all the "scanxiety" that goes along with it.  Brooke will have her MIBG injection, labs drawn, and her CT scan on Tues morning and then Wed morning she will have her MIBG scan followed by oncology clinic and ophthalmology.  Please pray for clear scans for Brooke!  I should know results by Wed afternoon and will try to post by Thurs evening.  Also, the boy Wayne, from Brooke’s school that also has NB is having a really tough time and could really use all the prayers he can get (and also for his family).

Brooke and I were just in NJ for the weekend for the Little Smiles Stars Ball – “A Night at the Oscars” at The Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia on Saturday night.  5 kids from CHOP oncology were invited as well as several kids from other local hospitals.  The night started with us (Brooke, me, Grammy & Uncle Johnny) heading to CHOP for Brooke to get her hair and makeup done.  Then the limo picked us up to take us to the Ball.  Once there, the kids each got introduced separately and then got to walk the red carpet while signing autographs!  Let me tell you, Brooke was working the crowd!  It was too cute and she felt like a real star!  Next, all the kids were given Oscar awards.  Brooke got to dance with the Phillies Phanatic, had a private tour of the museum (which rocks by the way), loaded up on a bag full of candy, got tons of cool gifts, rode the indoor carousel, hung out with some of the fabulous nurses from CHOP and Miss Sarah(Child Life) too!  A few weeks prior they asked the “Stars” to draw a picture of what they thought the night would be like and then they framed them and auctioned them off – Brooke’s went for $350!  All in all it was one of the best nights of Brooke’s life (and mine too) and it will be a night we will never forget.  Thanks to everyone at Little Smiles and CHOP for inviting Brooke and making it such a special night!  For more information about Little Smiles and what they do see http://www.littlesmiles.org/. 

While we were in NJ, Rob was at Aunt Jenn and Uncle George’s in Fairfax, VA for a golf tournament that raised money for The Brooke Mulford Foundation and St. Jude’s Hospital.  Haven’t gotten to hear any of the details yet but maybe Daddy will be able to update everyone on that soon!  Thank you to everyone that was involved with the Brooke Golf Tournament!

Some other fun stuff we have gotten to do the past couple months:

Sept 26th we spent the morning in Philly with Team Brooke for the Parkway Run that benefits the Cancer Center at CHOP – Thank you to everyone that came out to run or walk and helped to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for pediatric cancer research!  After the race The Oaklyn Manor Bar in NJ donated a percentage of the profits from the afternoon sales to The Brooke Mulford Foundation.  We had a great time and great food!  Thanks to Marcie, the Manor and everyone that came out!  Not long after we left the Manor we were heading up to Long Branch NJ for the Rockin’ the Boardwalk event for Make Some Noise: Cure Kids Cancer.  Brooke was one of the honored kids at the event and we had a blast!

October brought many fun filled days including:

Brooke and I spent a fabulous weekend with old friends, Terry, Ashley & little Riley in Williamsburg, VA and at Busch Gardens.  Riley and Brooke had a blast together and were so stinkin cute!  Ashley (Riley’s mommy) was Brooke’s very first babysitter and is a fantastic mom herself now!  Brooke and I also got to have dinner one night with one of my best buds, Erin (Brooke fell in love with her and hubby Kevin) who moved to Williamsburg a few years ago!  Miss you guys!

Halloween weekend was jam packed with Halloween parties and festivals at the Nazarene Church Fri night, Trinity Sat afternoon and trick or treating in our neighborhood on Sunday!  We dressed up like the Peanuts Gang (Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Sally and Bailey as “The Great Pumpkin”!  Brooke is crazy about Snoopy which I’m thrilled about since he was always my favorite growing up!

Well, it’s getting late and we have a lot to do tomorrow to head back to NJ again.  Thank you again for your prayers for Brooke and Wayne this week and for all the little warriors out there.

God bless,

Amy