Nebraska Champion Announcement

Hello everybody,

This week has been very exciting!  My family and I went to the airport on Monday.  My parents told me that we were going there to talk to and meet a bunch of very nice people.  I was very excited as I thought we were going there to get on one of those big airplanes and fly to Disney World to meet Mickey...boy was I wrong! Instead, these kind people mom and dad told me about had decided to throw a little party for me to tell everyone I was Nebraska's Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Champion.  When we got to the airport, there was a huge sign on the wall with my name on it, the biggest cookies I've ever seen and lots of shiny balloons!  I met some great people from Delta Air Lines and Westlake Ace Hardware. After we talked for a while, I was able to walk under the tallest basketball players ever into the middle of everybody taking pictures and video of me.  Mom and dad talked for a while then the nice people at Delta gave me the VIP treatment at the airport.  I don't know what "VIP" means, but whatever it means, I sure do like it!

They took my family and me on a tour of the airport. We got to see the big x-ray machine, walk on the parking lot where the planes park, sit on some very cool looking trucks, use the orange wands that direct the planes.  Best of all I was able to sit in one of those big planes. The pilots of the plane I was on even let me go into the room where they drive the plane. I think it’s called the cockpit?  I love to push buttons and turn things on and off to see how they work, so this was the best place ever for me!  Mom and dad, can we get an airplane to play in?

When we were all done with our tour, the generous folks from Delta Air Lines gave me a ton of toys and clothes and even let me take one of those big cookies home. And of course, all of the balloons! Thank you Delta,  Westlake Ace Hardware, and of course all of the terrific people at Children's Hospital & Medical Center right here in Omaha!  If it weren't for the amazing people at my hospital I wouldn't be here today!

My mom and dad told me I have to have one more surgery to make my heart even better and looking at the calendar, I go into the hospital one month from today. I will have a heart cath-where they put a wire into my heart and do tests, and then the next day, on June 5th, I'll have my final surgery.  I'll get to see my friends at the hospital again, I only wish it wasn’t going to be for a surgery.  As I've done with my past heart surgeries, I'll post all of the update and details to my CaringBridge Page. So check back here and on CaringBridge for updates from the hospital.

I can't wait for more Children's Miracle Network Hospitals events. Maybe next time I can go on a train or to see Mickey!

You can check out a video of my big day here: Introduction of our 2012 Champion.  Here are some pictures too.