Wow - we had a pretty great time at the Ranch. My gosh, it's pretty amazing what people can do for others. The Faust's are a couple dedicated to doing a lot for families affected by childhood cancer. These guys flew us out to their private ranch and took care of our every need for the whole weekend. There were 6 Neuroblastoma families and 4 TCH staff and then 5 Baylor College of Medicine people as well as Ranch Staff. The kitchen staff made us the yummiest food and were so very accommodating to Hans and his every last whim. He'd come to them with his special requests between mealtimes and they were happy to get him what he needed. We got to enjoy swimming, fishing (the kids caught lots!), horseback riding, a hayride to check out the exotic animals- camel, bison, ostrich, zebra, etc. and more. The food was incredible.
The only catch was our little Hansie started to get bit of a cold and was sort of out of it and lethargic for most of Saturday. Poor guy gets pretty wiped out when his immune system gets hit with a little something. We still have to tease apart if it's more a product of being on Accutane, or a steroid/Adrenal thing, or what???
We hardly saw Elle all weekend she was bonding with the girls out there Carlie and Hayley and Brianna too! Kevin and I had fun getting to know the other families and the staff in such a relaxed atmosphere. I hope lots of other TCH families get an opportunity to experience the Squirrel Creek Ranch, too. If they invite you, don't even think about it - just say "Yes!" The hardest thing for me was that Haleigh and her family were supposed to be out there. Colby's family was supposed to be there, too. We held a little ceremony for her and planted a palm tree next to a bench dedicated for her. Her memorial was this weekend. I heard everyone wore pink!
Shari called us last night to tell us that the MIBG and the Chest CT Hans did on Thursday were both Fine! Hurray! Hallelujah! It is such sweet relief to hear. But we do have more scans to come, so keep the prayers coming. Thanks!
4 comments:
HI!
Oh, I just knew this would be a special weekend...ranches are great places for people of all ages...for critters, too!
HURRAH for Hans! I am so pleased your first test results are positive!
Love and hugs,
Aunt Susy
From the pictures, it looks like you all had a great time. Lots of big smiles! Glad Hans enjoyed it even if he had a little down time.
Great news on the test results. More prayers and healthy thoughts still coming!
Love, Aunt Holly
Lara and family,
I am delighted to hear to "all good" from scans. I hope Hans can fight off whatever slowed him down at the ranch! I'm glad you had such a great time.
VB
Hi it looks like you had a wonderful time at the ranch! So good to see those happy faces! And so glad to hear the first test results were good, keep up the good work Hans! Love, Cindy
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