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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.

Thursday, November 06, 2008

Hi -
We had a quick counts check on Tuesday and found out that Hans is doing just fine! His counts look good - in fact everything is pretty high. We are so pleased that this treatment is tolerable and effective! Hans has been exploring his taste buds and his latest thing is ribs. I've mentioned that I'm pretty much semi vegitarian, so exploring the world of meats is not my forte. But - we've managed to squeeze in a few trips to Chili's and Kevin is pretty capable on the grill. We also made an exciting purchase - a new bike trailer! (Thank you Sparrow Clubs!!! We LOVE our Highlanders!!) Hans was outgrowing his bike seat and he started to dislike it so much that he wasn't wanting to ride bikes. That was no fun since we have really great bike trails here in The Woodlands. He was very excited about getting the Burley and now he's happy to hit the trails. He says, "I very like my bike trailer." Of course, from the bike trailer he can do things like transform his transformers and carry a pizza (Hans made these observations at the bike shop). I'm just glad he's willing to go for more rides. It's very nice!

We are planning the Philly trip next week. We did get word yesterday that there may be an alternative to the MIBG. We do sort of feel like we've been on a roller coaster, and planning is impossible. But, I guess we're all ears!

I promise to post my lunch for life statement by tomorrow!

Lara

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

La - we are thinking about you all every minute....I hope you know that! Lots of love, p.