A wish granted

Young Padawan Hayden will hone his lightsabre skills at the Jedi Training Academy in Disneyland. The Rainbow Society has generously granted Hayden's wish to experience the power of the Force!

Click here to check it out:
http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/hollywood-studios/attractions/star-wars-jedi-training-academy/

This is the boy who, for 30 minutes at a time at only 3 years old, would go out on the deck with his foam lightsabre to save the galaxy. And if you've seen his staff routine, you know he's been practicing. Hayden knows every character in every Star Wars movie and video game (including Clone Wars!). So we are headed to Florida - probably next winter. Woo-hoo!

If the look on Hayden's face when we get to Disney World is even close to his expression when we met with The Rainbow Society, it'll be awesome. The only hard part is waiting a WHOLE YEAR! It's an eternity for a 7-year old but Hayden knows that it will be so much more enjoyable when he is healthy and strong. So he is even more determined to take his meds, eat well, and listen to the doctors and nurses.

For us, it's nice to know that we'll be staying at a resort that is so accomodating for sick kids - it's called Give Kids the World. They take care of everything...no waiting in line for rides at theme parks, extra insurance, good flight times....plus things like free ice cream, Christmas every Thursday, and so much more. It will be incredible and he's earned it.

BTW - Hayden is managing to keep food down now...even gained 0.1 kg! His tastes are still off (a common side-effect of chemo) but we are managing to find things he will eat. He is a trooper.