Halloween Party

by | Cancer, Family

On the way to the Halloween party, she started to have second thoughts about her costume.

“But, I don’t want to be a dinosaur ballerina.” I assured her that she didn’t have to wear her costume.
“I want to be a camel.”
“I’m sorry, I don’t have a camel costume.”
“Do you have a crocodile costume?”

By the time we got to the party, and she saw that all the other kids were wearing costumes, she was thrilled to be a dinosaur ballerina again.

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This was the annual Halloween party for the kids at Gilda’s Club. Gilda’s Club is an amazing supportive resource for people whose lives have been impacted by cancer: the patient, and their family and friends as well. Their kids program is wonderful. Events like this kids party allow kids to make friends with other kids who have cancer in their lives, and build a support network of peers who understand what they are going through. The get a chance to be in a situation where having a mom with cancer is normal, and they’re not the weird one.

Gem is flourishing in this environment.

She loved the craft station, and is so proud of the mask she made.

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After a thorough consultation with the make-up artist, she finally decided on whiskers to complement her ensemble.

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Sitting still for the face painting was the hardest part.  It tickles.

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The best sight of the evening was watching her perform an interpretive dance to the Halloween music.  Then she upped the bar and performed her dance inside the haunted house.

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This is the first time she’s really gotten into Halloween, and she LOVED it.

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Judy Schwartz Haley

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