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Bakersfield, CA, United States
Hans was a busy, happy, sweet and fearless three year old when he was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma. He fought his disease like a "gladiator" for nearly 6 years. Hans was an animal lover to his core. He was 'guarded' at home by his three cats, Black, Orange and Cotton. He also had his Golden Retriever, Honey, to keep him company. Hans enjoyed swimming, biking, gardening, grilling (he had his very own grill!), horseback riding, playing video games, building Legos, and flipping between Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and Animal Planet. Hans loved all members of his family and he was a loyal friend. He had to go through a lot of treatment in his life. But Hans powered through it. His attitude was let's get this done! His motivation was always to get back home, to his family, pets, favorite foods and pool.

Saturday, June 23, 2007

Saturday

Hi - just a note to yesterday's post. Our outgoing email doesn't actually work. I can get emails, but can't reply until the cable co. comes out. So sorry - I am usually pretty on top of getting back to people.

We just figured out that the lightning hit a tree in the neighbor's yard - just a few feet from where Hans and I were sleeping at the time! It fried the nearby breaker box that goes to our hot tub. If you know our history with that hot tub - you can imagine our mental state about this. But, at least we're all healthy!

Elle did pretty well at her meet today - her starts are improving and she shaved 2 seconds off her backstroke! She did get DQ'd on the breast stroke, but it's a tricky stroke, and she can't really look to us for tips. She has had fun with Michael and Cassie and Kaitlyn this season. Her season is now officially over. We can sleep in on Saturday mornings!

I don't have any new news on Serenity or Jaki (sp??). I hope their situations are beginning to look up and they can get out of the ICU soon!

Lara

2 comments:

Blair said...

We're always thinkin' about y'all! That's just nuts about the lightning!

--B, K, the 4 E's, and lil' A!

Anonymous said...

I have been busy helping Mel so I haven't had a chance to check the blog until today. I'm so sorry to hear of your friend Malachi passing away. Your right Kevin no child should have to go through what these little ones are dealing with. And no families should have to deal with the pain of loosing a child. My heart goes out to all of you! I'm so glad Hans is ok, what a scary thing to have happen. As always you are all in my prayers. Love, Cindy