Where You're At

Hannah and Danielle: Hearts and Diamonds 2009

Clear scans! We are officially two more check ups, six months, from being two years out,.. or as I would like to think 730 days. The recurrence rate goes significantly lower once you get past the two year mark.

Dr. Laack shared with us the imaging done yesterday. Technology has come a long way - the imaging was a 3D model that laid out bone, tendons, and veins. It was like looking at 'Bones' the skeleton statue that every high school biology teacher has standing in the corner of their classroom. Dr. Laack was able to rotate the image in order to view all angles.

The Hearts and Diamonds Gala was another success as well. The girls, along with the guys who went looked wonderful. It's a truly amazing thing to be able to share this experience with other families as well. It's also tough to know that these kids had to go through some pretty tough stuff in order to get to this point. One young man, Tim, has his last radiation scans this week. The doctors have told him that it's at that point, treatments will stop - there's nothing more they can do. He will have anywhere from 3 days to a year. Remarkable to sit and listen to him talk. It's like holding any normal conversation, yet he's facing something more daunting than our everyday trivial worries. You can't help but be in awe of his courage and strength in God as his faith shows through strong.
Another little boy, Will, is on his third round of tumors on the brain. They go this week to see what the next step will be. Yet, there they stand in front of us, with smiles on their faces, proud to be a part of this group that gets to go to the Gala and share themselves and their stories with others who are coming out in support of the Ronald McDonald House.


Tim, Hannah, Will, Danielle, and Gustavo