We’ve been told that Rachel can  go home as soon as the physical therapist clears her as being safe to go home (without risk of falling), which could be as soon as tomorrow. We have a good number of stairs to get into our second-floor apartment, so they need to make sure that she can maneuver those when we get home. She started working with a physical therapist and tomorrow she will test out some stairs.

Rachel had a visit from a pediatric oncologist today, which was a little scary and confusing. We’ve been given every indication that her tumor was benign, but it seems that the oncologists get involved with every case of solid tumors. We have a follow-up visit scheduled with him on December 6, provided we have pathology results by then.

And some good news: Rachel got her first college acceptance letter today – University of Maine!