Mom's CMV levels went down from over 4,000 to 1,000! After Mom gets below 135 she can stop taking the antiviral medicines. This is great news. We are so thankful for modern medicine.
Daddy ran a 5K turkey trot in Menlo Park and got 3rd place. Our Daddy is so fast!
Auntie Kimmy and Uncle Esteban visited Mema and Mommy at her appointment. It was so great for Mommy to see them and catch up. Esteban's Mommy made us a goody bag of yummy burritos with homemade tortillas. When V had one she she was so happy and said 'Now that is a tortilla!'.
V took us to the playground and we hung upside down like monkeys and played in the leaves. Dinks started telling other children to be careful if they climbed too high.
On Mom and Mema's walk, they stopped at the running store. Mema got fitted for running shoes and also picked up some running socks, a shirt and a sports bra. Mema loved the shoes! She said she could walk so much faster in them and they felt 'squishy'. Mom is very proud of Mema for embarking on this new exercise adventure!
Uncle Rob came to visit us around dinner time. He had AML like Mommy but when he was only 8. At the time he got a bone marrow transplant from his perfect match older brother and 22 years later, he is doing great! Both he and his older brother have gone into careers as a result of their experience with AML.
Rob will specialize in pediatric oncology and his brother researches immunology. Mommy was so happy to finally meet Uncle Rob because they have been emailing for a while and Rob has been a wealth of comfort and information to her.
We ate tasty homemade burritos for dinner made by Tio Esteban's mommy. Yum! We had pumpkin pie for dessert! Buo Buo came over and helped Daddy with bathtime. We impressed Buo Buo with our pullups. We love to put on a lot of accessories when we do Ring Around the Rosie. After we went to bed, Mema led the lighting of the third candle for Channukah and Mema and Mom caught up on The Voice.
Here's our day:
Ring around the Rosie:
Cheeks!
Mom got Mema running shoes, socks, shirt and a sports bra to gear up to start running and/or start aerobics classes:
Uncle Rob came to visit us:
Two AML survivors:
V found this beautiful spider web:
Buo Buo came to visit:
Mema & Daddy lighting the candle for the third night of Channukah:
Images from beyond:
Max's awesome menorah:
so fun to get new workout clothes--it makes one feel excited to exercise!
ReplyDeletesounds like a really nice visit from uncle rob. it's very encouraging to hear his story.