Reasons to get well (by Ollie)

We've been talking daily with Ollie about determination, resilience and survival. 

We read a survivor story the other day where a guy with cancer made a list of 118 things he wanted to get well for. Ollie thought that was a good idea. 

In no particular order these are the reasons Ollie says he wants to get well/things he would miss if he didn't fight and get well:

1. Skateboarding

2. Toys (especially Beyblades and Lego)

3. Baths

4. Food (given he's on steroids, there are few moments where he's not eating or thinking about food right now...LOL)

5. My cats (Minou and Chewbacca)

6. My mom, dad and sister (thought he'd never mention all of us! 7-year old priorities!)

7. My bed (he got a new bunk bed before he got really sick and misses it)

8. Playing with friends (including friends from school)

9. NERF wars

10. Hide and Go Seek

11. My bike

12. Watching my favorite shows

13. Waterparks

14. Family (I.e. Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles, etc.)

15. Family friends (I.e. Friends that are more like family)

16. My cousins

17. Campfires and Jiffy Pop (since we bought the fire table for our deck it's been one of his favourite things)

18. Vacations with family

19. Legoland (one of his favourite family trips in December 2018)

20. Playing sports

He also acknowledged that he still doesn't like school, but he misses being there with friends and teachers.

I am certain if he had more attention span other things like music, board games, picnics, barbecues, drives/road trips, going to the movie theatres, knock knock jokes, etc. would have made the list, too.