Saturday, February 25, 2012

Off to a speedy recovery....





















































Two days after surgery and Owen is back to his typical-joyful-trouble-making self. He woke up bright and early this morning, chasing the puppy around the house with his "Get Well" balloons. Today we "relaxed" at home...building a fort, painting pictures, catching snowflakes, watching movies and playing with Owen's "guys."


On Thursday, Owen had a shunt placed after recently being diagnosed with Hydrocephalus. Surgery went well and Owen has been feeling pretty good. Hopefully he'll continue to heal without any complications and be back to school and his typical activities soon.


Although this additional diagnosis was unexpected and disheartening (to put it mildly) we're thankful that his regularly scheduled 3 month MRI picked up the issue before Owen started to have any complications. Owen also just finished a year of chemotherapy treatments. Hopefully the tumor will remain stable and he will have a break from chemo for awhile.


March continues to be full with follow-up appointments, another MRI and an IV of Pentamidine to keep his port clear. I'll check in with an update on Owen's progress again soon....


Sunday, January 8, 2012

The End of the Holiday Season



A forty mile bike ride with Team Ox, finally getting back to the gym, a movie-date-night with Joe, bowling with the kids, dropping off Christmas presents at the Porcos and taking down the Christmas tree ornaments....Nice to have a weekend of leisure, no shopping or hustling from place to place. We had a fun-filled holiday season- starting with Thanksgiving in New York and New Years in Canada. Wonderful to spend time with family and friends. Moments best shown through photos :)

































































The start of the holiday season....