He's a Prince

Last Friday Sawyer was invited to attend the Alfred-Almond High School winter sports pep rally. According to his Guidance Counselor, Sawyer was going to be recognized in some manner. Sawyer's ANC the day before the rally was 500 which is in the critical range. Laurie contacted Sawyer's Nurse Practitioner who said that Sawyer could attend provided he wear a mask. Sawyer seemed genuinely interested in going thinking it would be a nice change of pace to see some of his friends. The assembly started by announcing the 'royalty' for each class. Sawyer's class (sophomore) eventually came up and he was recognized as the prince for his class. The ovation was boisterous and heart warming. According to Sawyer, the 'royalty' is selected by each class where everyone is eligible to win. He noted with some surprise that he received this honor thinking that since he was out of sight, he would be out of mind. It was nice to see that this was (is) not the case. If all goes well, we are hoping that Sawyer will be able to begin attending school for at least a half day starting next Tuesday. His treatment regime for the next two weeks appears to be a little lighter than the recent past. Sawyer is definitely looking forward to getting back to school to connect with his classmates and and get caught up on his classes.