Mark, Liz, Aiden, random Lego-Boy, and Carter at Legoland last weekend.There are lots of things to build at Legoland. Lots of pieces that must fall into place to make that perfect creation...whatever that may be. And if you are a Lego-Obsessed little boy it is your Mecca.
If those little boys are your grandkids and you are Liz Hatch, you follow them on their religious trek to the mother-ship. Who cares if you have cancer?
Liz is doing really great! Sometimes during on "off-week" of chemo, she almost feels like herself. Almost. She still gets more tired than normal, has some swelling in her face and feet from all the steroids, and has found herself weirdly craving glass after glass of milk, but none of that has stopped her from doing things that are important to her.
Last week that meant meeting Erin and her crazy brood of block-building maniacs at Legoland in San Diego. They had a blast. On the drive back, Liz even got to see her Aunt Beth (her father's sister) and Uncle Don and catch up on the extended family.
She is about to enter her last round of chemo before they do more scans to see how well she is doing. What happens from there is still a bit of a mystery and will depend on what they find. But the pieces are fitting together now. The treatment, the care-providers, the friends, the chemo-buddies, the family, the prayers, have all built her up....like one giant, amazing Lego-Creation. And the grandkids think that is pretty cool.
