Thu, 26 Jul 2007

1 year off treatment and all is well
I wanted to mention that Nate had his 1 year off treatment anniversary last week. And Tuesday he had his last LP (lumbar puncture) to check for cancer cells in his spinal fluid. The results were clear, so that is very good news. Unless something comes up, he won't have any more of those. Also, his checkups and blood work now moves out to every other month. We saw his friend Catherine at the hospital. She was having a procedure the same day, for her end-of-treatment LP & BMA. We got to have lunch with her and her family after recovery. We're so happy for Catherine! And, now she gets to have ice cream before bedtime, since she's no longer taking her chemo (6MP was the troublemaker there). Funny how the little things matter so much.

We've had some flu come through the house. Becca started running a fever last weekend, and it looks like it's finally letting up. Oh, of course, Nate started running a fever late Tuesday, the same day he had his procedure. So... per discharge instructions, we put a call into the hospital. His counts were good, so they said unless he exhibits other signs that it could be an infection from the procedure, let's proceed like he caught the bug from his sister. He was sniffly on Wednesday, so he most likely just caught the same thing she has. And now Christa has some sniffles.

Last weekend was our 13th wedding anniversary. Christa and I managed to sneak off for a bit to San Francisco. Nana & Papa watched the kids (including Becca with her fever), and we got to stay over in the city. Saturday night we went to a cocktail party at the Asian Art Museum with some coworkers, smoozing with other game execs and VCs. It was to celebrate the Tezuka exhibit (here we are with Astro Boy). Kind of fun. Just being out was worth a lot. We came home Sunday afternoon, and we can't thank my parents enough for their help, especially with the long night they had with the kids.

On a sad note, I'm going to point you to a story about a boy we met at Give Kids The World during Nate's Make-A-Wish trip last December. His name is Dana Gauthier, and unfortunately he lost his battle with brain cancer last weekend. Christa had worked with his mom, Cathy, at LSI Logic before Nate was born. It just so happened that we ran into them at GKTW in Florida, while Dana was on his MAW trip. Our hearts are with the Gauthier family.

So... off to bed now. I have to get my rest and keep from getting sick.

- Greg
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