Last 2 Days Should Be Erased From Record

Hey all- This is a photo of super-cool Malachi Schaefer

Usually Lara writes all the updates for the blog but she is in the hospital with Hans ...so you get Kevin today. OK 1..2..3.

1) Our house got hit by lightning on Tuesday night and fried most everything but our laptops. I'm stealing our neighbors wireless to update the blog.

2) Hans had a severe episode of hyglycemia late tuesday/early wednesday and ended up going for and ambulance ride with Lara to Texas Childrens Hospital. He is fine now and should be home tomorrow (friday) afternoon.

3) Our beautiful little friend Malachi Schaefer passed away from a central-line infection late tuesday/early wednesday at Texas Childrens Hospital in the Pediatric ICU. Hans has been in the ICU for three of these similar infections. Malachi was a very beautiful little boy who was always running the halls of the 9th floor (Cancer Floor) at TCH. Everyone loves him and his family very much. His parents are examples of what we all should strive to be as human beings. Both Kerri and Ben were always there through all treatments and were as supportive to other families (like us) as they were to their own son. Lara and I are hurting so bad for Malachi's family. We have been in this stupid situation for 8 months now with Hans and now we are starting to lose little friends. It hurts and it is not OK for little kids and their families to do this. It's like being in a high school where half your class dies for stupid reasons. Say a prayer or send good vibes to all of the 9th floor cancer center nurses, too. Those young women and men take care of our kids for months/years at a time and not all outcomes are good. They are humans too and they are devastated by things like this. We love them so much.

Hans is well. We'll post more on him tomorrow when he is home.

Love

Kevin, Lara, Ellie, and especially Hans