Happy New Year

Happy New Year! We're definitely ready for it!


We enjoyed a nice evening of appetizers, and a cracked crab dinner. I think Connor ate a whole crab all by himself.

Connor almost made it, he fell asleep at 9:30.

Wishing you the best of health, much happiness, lots of laughs and much kindness in 2010.

A quick update

Connor's MRI scans showed NO tumor recurrence (Yay!!). His blood counts were fabulous (Over 4,000, the best yet!). His hearing test showed no hearing loss.

He had some swelling (most likely a side effect from the radiation), and he has been taking steroids to help with the edema. They are definitely helping and have also increased his appetite. Connor has gained 2 pounds since last week (mostly from Chocolate cake I'm sure lol).

He's all set to start his maintenance phase of Chemo on the 4th. He will have Chemo for 6 hours followed by 24 hours of hydration.

He's a tough guy for sure. We send our love to everyone and hope you have a fabulous New Years celebration.

Cotton Candy for me please

Connor had his MRI this morning at 6:15. He was a real trooper. He was able to choose a special "Smell" for his anaesthesia gas. He chose cotton candy (too bad they didn't offer chocolate cake).

He woke up happy, and was extra hungry for: Chocolate Cake of course.

We will be getting the MRI results after Connor's hearing test, tomorrow afternoon.

We had a big surprise this afternoon.... snow. Connor enjoyed it so much, he has been waiting for snow all month.

Thanks for all the prayers and well wishes for a clean scan.

A nice thing: Some of the nurses that helped Connor when he was in Radiation Treatment, were there for his MRI. It was like seeing old friends.

The best part of my day: Connor enjoying the snow.
The best part of Connor's day: Chocolate Cake

I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas. Connor decided to leave Santa Chocolate Milk this year because he thought "Santa might be tired of regular white milk". He was so excited to see that Santa ate his cookies and drank his chocolate milk.

We hope we didn't disturb the neighbors too much while we blasted guitar hero all day.

On Saturday we took the family for an overnight stay in Seaside. Connor loved walking on the beach, playing arcade games, eating clam chowder, feeding the seals, swimming in the pool, and eating chocolate cake. Lots of fun was had by all.

Tomorrow is a big day for us. Connor is getting a full head and spine MRI tomorrow morning at 6:15. Please pray for clean results.

Best part of the day: My son's new found love for Chocolate cake. How does he manage to get it on his forehead?