Happy Easter

Happy Easter everyone! We are so grateful for all of the truly wonderful blessings in our lives. Aidan has a NEW BABY BROTHER from Dad and Betty. Christian Eduardo Freund was born March 19 and weighed 9 lbs 10 oz...poor Betty-she delivered natural with epidural-eye yeh yeh! Aidan was only 6 lbs and I thought the end of the world was coming. Aidan can't wait to meet his new little brother!


Aidan is feeling good one week after his chemo treatment-Praise God. He had 6 days (4 of Ara C and 4 of Mitoxantrone) they overlapped in the middle and he really came out like a champ with NO fever this time!!! YEAH. His counts dropped rapidly this week and we are going to have to go in sometime this weekend for blood and platelets but as an outpatient. His teacher Mr. Beyer who comes to our house to teach Aidan says his mind is sharp and he is doing good on his home studies. We ventured out to the movies and saw 10000 BC in the middle of the day so the theater was empty. Mom brought along the clorox wipes and wiped the arm rests down and we were good to go. Aidan ate a HUGE caramel apple, pretzel and pizza and the next day he was Neutrapenic so he got the restaurant food in just in time!

Some of the major changes we have made since Aidan's diagnosis: we hardly go anywhere, germs are everywhere. We have ventured outside on rare occasion but Aidan can't be in the sun too long and he fatigues quickly. We have limited our visitors to very few to none, we can't take any chances. We pray alot, well I do, I can't speak for anyone else. Actually, Aidan's prayers are very to the point and concise-Heavenly Father thank you for this day and please make me better, Amen-Very Lego engineerish if you ask me! I have decided to tackle the family photos. My parents have relinquished the treasure unto moi and I am motivated to get 38 years of photos under control. I know in a week I'll be saying, "what have I gotten myself into." I have already decided there will be NO scrapbooking involved. I am strictly doing albums-KISS method-keep it simple stupid.

Anyway, we love you all and hope you have a very Happy Easter weekend
Love Aimee

March Madness

Hi everyone, sorry its been so long between posts. Dr. Ruki says some denial can be healthy. A way to survive. So I guess I've had some of that! today is the 11th and Aidan was admitted yesterday after a full afternoon in the clinic. He will be here for the week as long as the treatment is kind to him. He is getting 4 days of HD-Ara c and 4 days of a new drug (for him) called Mitoxanthrone. This round is called Intensification II. For some reason this time the A tivan (anti-anxiety) is making him extra emotional so we are dealing with that, but the good-great news is that his Bone marrow aspiration Friday showed no sign of blasts (cancer cells) which is very good at this point in treatment. It reassures that chemo plan is doing what it's supposed to do. Dr says he looks good and his ANC was 2.0 which is great. This means that he is not Neutropenic right now and can cat regular food while in the hospital. He was Not happy about being admitted and didn't really think he needed to go because he really feels like he's " Done with the cancer." too cute. of course i have to have a good private cry after he talks like that.if only it were that simple. He doesn't understand why they can't just give him a shot and be done with it. I wish!

Dad is out here in Cali right now awaiting the birth of his second baby boy his expecting with his longtime girlfriend, Betty. Apparently, this baby is taking after his brother, Aidan because he is taking his own sweet time coming out. of course Lucho is also out here for Aidan so he is dividing his visit between waiting for contractions and waiting for chemo. poor guy-l'm not sure how he is keeping his head on straight.


So, we had a few good weeks home waiting for counts to go up and we are half way thru this. I will let you know how he takes the new medicine. He looked a little flushed when he stood up for bathing so we'll see what happens. I have lots of help this week for breaks so l am very grateful for this visit and friends. the Lord is watching over us and i know that He is protecting Aidan through this. There can Always be worse.

Blessings to all those who have sent cards and gifts in the mail. I apologize if I cannot thank each one of you personally but know that your gestures are greatly appreciated and i am truly humbled by the love and rapport of so many. Thank you. Aimee