Super Hero Cooper

 So many of you know all about Raven Greene, Cooper's buddy. Raven never ceases to amaze us with his kindness throughout Cooper's journey, something he had no part in knew someone out there was battling something bigger than himself. Raven quickly became one of Cooper's favorite people, a friend, and quite the role model to our kid. Raven and Cooper have kind of a poetic connection, if I do say so myself. You see Raven is no stranger to difficult situations over the last 2 years either. Shortly after Raven reached out to Cooper initially, he was injured and missed several games of his Rookie season. This past year after Cooper and Raven met for the first time, Raven suffered a hit in a game that required him to go on IR and also have surgery. Cooper and Raven remained in contact throughout all of it. I truly believe that they brought each other a lot of strength. This year Raven is doing really well. The week after Cooper finished his last IV chemo Raven wore his Super Coop

  Today Cooper had his 19th surgery and final lumbar puncture with chemo. It was also the last time he would ever have his port accessed and receive IV chemo. The days following his procedure will also be his last doses of high dose steroids. Today we marked a lot off of our list of things that we hope to NEVER do again. Cooper will still continue oral chemo until the 29th, but the most difficult chemotherapy was completed today.  I took this picture at a stoplight because I will never forget driving up to Hopkins that first night. I knew Cooper had cancer. I don't know how, but I just knew it in my heart. I remember feeling like I had 400 lbs. sitting on my chest when I saw the skywalk to Hopkins, knowing that this place and this view was going to be engrained in my memory forever. It still to this day gives anxiety when I see it. It brings back everything. This morning, I felt this strange and surreal feeling of calm when I saw Hopkins. Something I've never felt before. All I