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Happy Pre-4th!
By Margot | July 3, 2008
The boys are doing fine. They’ve gotten over their coughs are back to regularly scheduled summer.  Sam and Andy have been taking some desperately needed swimming lessons this week. They are both strong swimmers but have no form or function whatsoever. I was chastising myself after watching their first lesson – thinking to myself “How have I let the boys get this old without knowing how to side-breathe?” Really can I be more ridiculous? Sam has been tearing it up in baskbetball. If I can ever figure the whole video thing, I’d love to post his face after he makes a basket.  It really is awesome.  Our summer league team is stacked with talent. Mike and I like to say it’s all coaching but… Â
Sam’s been moody the last few days, weepy, mad, goofy, you name it. I don’t know if it’s the end of the chemo cycle that’s doing it or something else. He’s much better today though, he slept in until ten this morning so he may just be worn out. By choice, he’s keeping up with all his friends and brothers in summer activities and I marvel at how it does it sometimes.  He threw up a couple of times yesterday -cumulitive effect from the chemo but was good about it as always and didn’t make a big deal.   We are on our off day from chemo. I was wrong in my last post. We didn’t start until last Saturday. I’m all screwed up with the schedule.  His numbers have been good. HVA/VMA this week are 10 and 12 (still above normal but getting where we like them to be. His VegF numbers this moring from Dr. Belanger was great according to Neil and Dr. Belanger.  VegF is an inflammatory number that can be a cancer marker (as long as your ankles aren’t broken). Sam’s ankles are still holding strong.
We are getting ready for Sam’s laser tag party next weekend. He’ll be eight. Holy Cow! I’ll stop and ruminate on that and all that it means to us in some future post. Amazingly Andy will turn seven on the day of Sam’s birthday party. He gets to skip one and a half years so that he can participate in laser tag ;-). Charlie boy is cute and funny. He is a ham if I ever saw one and now can do all sorts of different voices when he wants to be scary or mad. The friend birthday parties are coming fast and furious and Charlie’s got the routine down now and as soon as we get somewhere and he sees presents he starts asking for pizza and cake. It cracks me up.
I expect Sam’s red blood count may drop next week in the middle of the one chemo only week. We have a blood check on Monday and I’ll post again then. Please keep Sam and Max and Will and Erin and every kid fighting this awful disease in your thoughts. Also, our hearts go out to the Daily family who lost Joe on Sunday. He was an inspiration to the entire NB community and to many outside it : http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/community/index.ssf/2008/06/a_teacher_and_inspiration_joe.html
Margot
Topics: Progress Reports | 5 Comments »
July 3rd, 2008 at 10:57 pm
Hello Huntchinson’s,
Happy to hear that the cough is gone. I hope the boys are enjoying their swim lessons. Happy early birthday to both Sam and Andy!!! Also happy to hear that things are going well in the NB world. I think of you all often and pray for your family every night.
With Hope,
Abra McKean
July 4th, 2008 at 1:53 am
Hi Margot, I saw you going to the PB rec center yesterday. Hope you are doing well. Have a great fourth! Angela Rowe (Madison’s Mom)
July 4th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
Happy Fourth of July Sam, Andy, Charlie, Margot and Neil!
Love, Mrs. Heather
July 6th, 2008 at 11:41 am
hello margot, red, the 3 boys…abby says hi and she can bike better than andy…but not sammy…but definitely better than andy…and it is ok if charlie wants to ride her bike but does he know that it is pink….
glad to hear and see that focus is on having fun…
great pictures…loved the one about the couch and coloring..
T
July 13th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
Happy birthday, Sammy..eight and counting…
July 13….
“Forward!”