An MRI breakthrough for Emily!!!

Emily had an MRI scheduled last week. For the first time, she did it with NO sedation!! This was a huge accomplishment for her and we are so proud! In fact, Grandpa called her a hero for being able to do it. Emily has had MRI's since she was 9 months old. She went from having them 4 times a year, to 2 times a year and has now graduated to just one a year! These days were always a huge deal because she would have to fast prior to her MRI and then she always had a difficult time coming out of sedation and really wasnt normal the whole day as she recovered. So none of us looked forward to her MRI days....but we all wanted the reassurance that her tumor was not re-forming. So, finally, the doctor thought she was old enough to give it a try. It is scary....she is totally strapped to a board from head to toe and immobile. The machine is loud and she is in there for almost an hour holding perfectly still! I question whether I could do it! Mike met us at the new Childrens Hospital and was able to sit with her and rub her legs to reassure her that she was doing great. She was out and done and off we went with our day! It was soooooo nice!!!! Our MRI days will be so much easier now!! YEAH EMILY!! And Mike has read the report and she has the ALL CLEAR!!! That is always a relief for us...as we are well aware this type of tumor could always resurface no matter how far out we are from its removal. We are so grateful once again for a clear MRI! And we are done for another year!!!!