Thinking about all the many things that Lilly cannot do since her diagnosis and there are many. But, up in the top 5 in Lilly's list would be not being able to attend her dance class with so many friends and teachers. Lilly has always been a very enthusiastic dancer even before she ever started dance classes. There is hardly a moment that Lilly won't find a vogue like pose when her picture is taken or isn't movin' and groovin' to the beat of music. That being said, Lilly belongs to one of the best dance classes ever.
Shellie's School of Dance
Ever since Lilly's teachers: Shellie, Anna, Lexie, and Sara, found out about her cancer there has been a continual outpouring of love from them and the many other teachers. When Miss Shellie came to visit Lilly in the hospital she brought with her a joyful spirit of dance to Lilly and reminded her that no matter what she can always have the spirit of dance in her heart. That night Shellie was introduced to our word of the day, and it just so happened to be our family word SMAWESOME. A word I've used many times to describe things that are more than just simply awesome, they're SUPER MEGA AWESOME or SMAWESOME for short. From the beginning of Lilly's diagnosis we have chosen a word of the day so that Lilly may find one thing that she can focus on and find something good during the hard day. I think Shellie must have found Smawesome somewhat peculiar when Lilly first told her, but she quickly realized how much it meant to Lilly.
Later we found out that Shellie wanted to turn the spring dance concert into a fundraiser spotlighting Lilly. She even decided to name the concert SMAWESOME and wanted Lilly to help her on stage to introduce the word and the audience to the show. We were worried that Lilly may not be able to attend since there is always a possibility she could end up in the hospital at any moment. Especially the days leading up to the concert when she was getting chemo every other day and her white blood cell counts were very low. We were so blessed that her numbers jumped up high enough for her to attend both nights. Lilly couldn't have been more elated to be a part of her dance concert even though she couldn't actually dance with her class. We were however not able to stay for the full concert for fear of Lilly being exposed to too much but, were able to watch the first 8 dances and Lilly enjoyed every moment of it. Lilly and Emery were dancing in their seats.
Shellie's School of Dance
Ever since Lilly's teachers: Shellie, Anna, Lexie, and Sara, found out about her cancer there has been a continual outpouring of love from them and the many other teachers. When Miss Shellie came to visit Lilly in the hospital she brought with her a joyful spirit of dance to Lilly and reminded her that no matter what she can always have the spirit of dance in her heart. That night Shellie was introduced to our word of the day, and it just so happened to be our family word SMAWESOME. A word I've used many times to describe things that are more than just simply awesome, they're SUPER MEGA AWESOME or SMAWESOME for short. From the beginning of Lilly's diagnosis we have chosen a word of the day so that Lilly may find one thing that she can focus on and find something good during the hard day. I think Shellie must have found Smawesome somewhat peculiar when Lilly first told her, but she quickly realized how much it meant to Lilly.
Later we found out that Shellie wanted to turn the spring dance concert into a fundraiser spotlighting Lilly. She even decided to name the concert SMAWESOME and wanted Lilly to help her on stage to introduce the word and the audience to the show. We were worried that Lilly may not be able to attend since there is always a possibility she could end up in the hospital at any moment. Especially the days leading up to the concert when she was getting chemo every other day and her white blood cell counts were very low. We were so blessed that her numbers jumped up high enough for her to attend both nights. Lilly couldn't have been more elated to be a part of her dance concert even though she couldn't actually dance with her class. We were however not able to stay for the full concert for fear of Lilly being exposed to too much but, were able to watch the first 8 dances and Lilly enjoyed every moment of it. Lilly and Emery were dancing in their seats.
They were even so kind to put together a slideshow featuring Miss Lilly.
As I mentioned Shellie turned the concert into a fundraiser to help Lilly get her wig and to help with medical bills. But, we were utterly astonished at the love, kindness, and generosity given by the Shellie's School of Dance family and all those that helped our family see the goodness that still exists in this world. May we give our deepest expression of gratitude for everything that transpired last week. Thank you all so very much.
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SmAwesome was amazing! And getting to know your family's story thus far was truly life changing. I vow to honor my days and cherish my family, and live like Lilly- BRAVE!
ReplyDeleteShelly bliss, back many years ago was my first dance teacher. She taught me in the little red school house. And many more. She was the best. It's nice to know her and 3 other teachers, which I am related to that are lillys teachers. Thanks Anna and Lexi for being so loving and kind to lilly. I guess you could say this was a day to count your many blessings that lilly was able to attend her dance nights. This is a testament that Heavenly Father is real. He does indeed answer prayers and that he loves lilly and your family so much
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