Currently I'm experiencing a bit of deja vu because we are getting ready to go back up to Boston this week for an appointment with her radiation doctor as well as a charity event with the Red Sox and an alumni luncheon at (our home away from home) Christopher's Haven.
It truly seems like a lifetime ago, but here we are once again making our little trek out to Boston. I'm not entirely sure what this visit will entail as far as meeting with her team out there, but I will update you all as soon as I know anything.
Also, this time last year Arley wasn't feeling up to celebrating any 4th of July festivities, but this year...... this year was simply amazing and it was all thanks to the Bristol Blues Baseball team that Arley was so lucky to meet several days ago....
On June 29th I took Arley to one of our favorite bounce house hangouts where she had the pleasure of meeting Bristol's new amateur baseball team. I had spoken to the owner of the bounce house privately a few days prior to ask permission if I could bring Arley by early as a precautionary measure and she agreed. When we got there though the event was in full swing and I wanted to know if it would still be possible for her to have some one on one time with the players to meet them and get their autograph before the event was over and I was pointed into the direction of their Director of PR Joe and he and I got to talking.
Next thing I knew he and the Director of Interns Brianna, were coordinating bringing Arley to a game and allowing her to throw out the first pitch which was fantastic! Arley also got a chance to have her picture taken with some of the players and they autographed her baseball for her too.
A few days go by and I receive a call from the Blues saying that they wanted to invite us to their 4th of July game and that they had a lot of special surprises in store for Arley. Along with throwing out the first pitch, they were going to add her to the roster as an official team member for the remainder of the season, give her season passes to every game and even get her an official team jersey.
Holy cow! I never imagined that it would take off in the direction that it did, but I am super grateful, humbled, and appreciative that the entire team has taken Arley under their wing and allowed her to be apart of their team especially since she loves baseball so much.
It just goes to show how very much involved in the community these guys are and they themselves deserve a lot of love and support. Below are some of the photos from this evenings game against the Navigators. (Which the Blues crushed them 7-zip by the way!)
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