Tue, 29 Aug 2006

No' Mo' Chemo Party
Saturday, August 26th we had a party for Nate. It was a big party, at Lakewood Park in Sunnyvale. Probably close to 200 people showed up, with a very large number of them kids. He had friends from Washington Open, from SCPNS and elsewhere. All of his cousins showed up. This was all to celebrate finishing treatment. There was a magician to entertain, and Ben & Jerry's ice cream guys scooping out ice cream. We had frisbees made to give away. It was a grand time. We presented a trophy for completing treatment, and he was beaming. The magician brought him up in front of the audience and definately made him feel special.

We have a lot of photos that I need to go through from the party, and I'll get those up here soon. Also, I'll post our thank you letter that we handed out on Saturday. So much to do...

Yesterday was Nate's first day of school. He's a big 1st grader now. As luck would have it, he had a low fever yesterday morning and wasn't feeling well. So, he missed the first day of school. Very dissapointing for us, and a bit for him. Well, he's off to school today, so hopefully all is well.

On a final note, Nate and I are raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. They support research and patient care and provide educational services to newly diagnosed patients. We'll be walking in the Light the Night at Burgess Park in Menlo Park, on October 14th. Nate will be there holding his white balloon, which recognizes his survivorship. We'll also be participating in a foosball tournament fundraiser at my work, Yahoo! . We've set a very high goal for fundraising, and we could use your help in getting to our goal. Please see our donation page, and we'd love your financial support, if possible. http://www.active.com/donate/ltnSanJo/MyHeroNate

Thanks,

- Greg
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