Well, well, well.......

Well, Happy Thanksgiving!! I thought that I would never get back on line after our Holiday! We had a great Thanksgiving, and we ate tons, and played games and then we made our Christmas lists so they knew what to get for us when they went shopping in the morning!! Then we came home and went to bed, my in-laws and my cousin-in-law went shopping at 4:00AM!! BLACK FRIDAY!!

So anyway, as Friday went on and on and on..... We had not heard from my in-laws and so my husband called them and they were at VA (Vetrans Affairs) The Hospital in Nashville for my Father-in-law he has been having some "arm pains and shortness of breathe" for about a month and a half. So they took him over there to get him checked out. We he had a Heart Attack while Shopping on Black Friday! We they didn't do anything to him until Monday and they just put a stent in him, and now he is home!! What a blessing it is to have him here with us.... That was close... too close to home!! We can't live with-out Max's Papa!!! xoxoxox

So everything is going good for now and we still need to finish our Christmas Shopping! And I am getting Max's Pictures taken soon. And just hang out with Papa... Max is getting so big and so much fun. He is talking a bit more and putting sentences together a little, mostly he uses Charades with us.... but he does talk more. Eating is a big issue still... and it SUCKS!! Sometimes he eats and sometimes he don't it just depends on his mood!! He still wants a Tractor for Christmas. Santa has like EVERY Tractor that he could make!! Santa is busy!! LOL

This Friday Max has a Dentist Appointment.... thats going to be real fun! I've never taken a child to the Dentist before, I've taken him to the Doctors but not the Dentist. But he needs to be seen, he is 2 years old now. So I hope he does good. Next Thursday Dec 10 Max goes for a EUA (Evaluation Under Anestheisa) Thats always fun too, NOT!! He gets his Eye Dialated and he don't like it one bit, but he does good. And I like these, because he gets them only every 6 months!! I wished his MRI's were like that, but his next MRI is in Feb 2010. It seems like a long time but it won't be!

So I'm going to go to bed now... I'm tired! As Max would say..... "nit" not night "nit"! .)

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A Doll, a Baby Doll....

HaHaHa.... I told Max that IF he is not good until Christmas, Santa would bring him a Baby Doll... so now everytime he is "naughty" I say, "Your gonna get a Baby Doll" from Santa instead of your John Deere Tractor!! So today we were getting our hair cuts and they girl asked Max what he was getting for Christmas.... he told her he was getting a Baby Doll!!! So I guess Santa will have to leave him a Baby Doll, so he won't be let down... Any Suggestions on which Baby Doll???

To be more Clear... about Max's MRI Result......

Hello, and Happy Thanksgiving Week!! So I thought I would write what the Doctor has said to me... or given me in the MRI report. As many have e-mailed me and asked me.... I guess I didn't very well explain it. Findings: No restricted diffusion is seen. The patients udnergone a left enucleation. Stable subtle stranding is noted within the intraconal fat. The Prosthesis is normally positioned. No abnormal enhancement is noted within the optic chiasm or optic tracks to suggest recurrece. No extra axial masses or collections are identified. The 4th venntricle is normal in size and is in the midline, the 3rd and lateral ventricles are normal in size, shape and configuration. The cerebral, cerebellar and brainstem parenchyma demonstrate normal signal characterisitic. No untoward areas of enhancement are identified. The dural sinuses are intact, flow void is seen within the basilar and carotid arteries at the level of the cavernous sinuses. The cavernous sinuses are grossly normal. The pituitary glad in normal in signal, as the optic chiasm. The paranasal sinuses are clear.Of note, there is a rim enhancing, T2 hyerintensity adjacent to the right sphenoid that likely represents an opacified air cell in connection with the sphenoid. Since this lesion had progressively increased in size in the comparison to multiple prior studies close follow-up with MRI is recommended in 3 months.1. Stable postoperactive changes after the left enucleation without evidence of recurrance.2. T2 hyperintense lesion within the right sphenoid, likely representing mucus within the aerated sphenoid wing. However, since this lesion had increased in size in comparison to mutiple proirs progressively, close follow-up at 3 months is recommended. Vanderbilt University Medical Center. So Thats what Max has, did I put it any clearer.... The way Miss Tara talked like was he just has Mucus build up in his sinus. She asked if he had headaches, how do you know if your 2 year old has a headache?? Anyway-- I have to go now, Max is jumping on my bed and he's gonna fall off.... No more Monkey's jumping on the bed!!

A Wonderful Beautiful Day For A Parade.....

OK, So if my laptop wasn't such a "guy" and stop being so SLOWWWW I would upload some pictures on here of the Christmas Parade. Max was so much fun. We took him to the Parade today and he had fun. We went with Melissa, Chris, Kaitlynn and Zack. And Papa and Nany and Mama. They all thought Max would get scared at the Parade with the Sirens Blowing and big crowds.... Heck NO He loved it. He loves the Fire Engines, and Police Cars, and most of all the Tractors!!! And they all thaough he would get scared of Santa... after the Parade we walked up to the Square and just walked around. Well, I seen Santa walking around... Soooooo I asked Max if who that was, and Max said.... "ho ho ho" and "tractor". I asked Santa if he would mind posing for a picture with Max and he said "Not at all" so I lifted Max out of the Stroller and into Santa's Arms, I was expecting Max to cry, as most 2 year olds do! NOT Max, he sat right up there and just looked around, I have pictures but they are really hard to upload on here, thats why there is only 1 picture! hahaha
So anyway, lately I have been teasing Max about being good for Santa. And I tell Max he is goin to get a "baby doll" if he is NOT nice! And he usually says "tractor" But today when I did it, Max said he WAS gettin a "baby doll'' from Santa. ohhh gosh.... back to Tractors. You can ask him what he is getting from Santa, and sometimes he will say "baby doll" or "tractor" its so fun! I love his little giggle and how he raises him eyebrows when he shakes his head "yes". He gets that from his daddy. We, Max and I are goin to get our haircut on Tuesday. I thought we might look nice with haircuts for Thanksgiving. I'm getting shaggy and Max, I missed a whole big spot on his top when I cut it last time, so I think I just might have to not do it anymore, so it looks nice. hahaha Well, I am just ramblin now, I'm tired and so I must go to bed now... night night soon I'll be snoring.......

The Hockey Game.... We WON!!!

Ok, so I wouldn't think I would like Hockey.... But being married to a HOCKEY NUT... its kinda hard not to like it. I do like it!! And the first year I lived in Tennessee my fiance` had Season Tickets. And we went to the Games. But as the years went by, and money was tight, we only went to a few games a year, and now.... We go to games monthly. Courtesy of our "friend" who works with the Nasvhille Predators. We have AWESOME Seats, 1o rows back from the ICE!! WHOO HOO.... but its so cold! But I love it, and little Max loves it too. He thinks that Hockey is the BEST, he started likeing it at 4 months old, we would sit him in front of the TV and he would watch it. So when we got the chance to take him to a Hockey Game, we went!! Awesome! But I had told our "friend" we wanted some tickets to a game and to see what she could do. Mind you..... these tickets are DONATED from Our Nashville Predators Players. So she don't "actually" give them to us, I'm to thankful for the Guys on the ICE for doing this, it is such a happy feeling to look over and see Max Smiling to BIG because there are guys out there hitting the puck and falling down, and having a good time while we watch them. IF they could see Max's BIG Smile. I am thankful for them and giving Max a oppurtunity to see them. So anyway-- Nashville did win 4-3 against San Jose Sharks!

A few weeks ago at the "Hockey Fights Cancer" Game we went to, I wanted to stop by the Auction table and buy a "Cancer Braclet" you know the "arm bands or braclets in a specific color" like the Lance Armstrong Braclets, anyway I wanted one of them, but I didn't get the chance to get one. So this last Hockey game I went to blow my nose and the bathroom is just right behind the auction table so I strolled by the table and asked how much the braclets were, and the Man said they were $1.00 so I told him I wanted one because my little 2 year old baby boy HAD Cancer when he was 8 months old. So he just handed me a braclet.... and Smiled at me! And I tried to give him the dollar and he wouldn't take it. I don't want to "faunt" that Max had Cancer, but I don't and won't keep it a secret. But I won't be pitty to someone either, like some people are, they let their childs Cancer get to their heads and will take advantage of people. I just think that is so sad. But I will not, if you want to help thats fine, but I will not burden anyone, and will not be "asking" anyone for anything! Thats just me!

So, anyway... I'm tired and I must go to bed, Max had Speech Therapy in the Morning.

MRI Results....

Well, The MRI results are good, and there is NO recurrance of Cancer.... BUT... There is a spot in Max's Nasal Cavity above his Right Eye (The GOOD Eye). So they think it is a Mucus Blockage and it has got bigger since the last MRI in August 09. SO that is where we stand now. There was and still is a possibility that the Chemotherapy "could" contribute to secondary Cancer, Bone Cancer or some other sort. That was the only Possibility we had, but they seem to think that this is all it is! I was so HAPPY to hear that the MRI Results were clean, but that don't mean we are out of the woods yet, we still have to get past the 4 1/2 year mark. So we have been sent papers on the Survivorship Program at Vanderbilt.

Anyway, we got tickets to the Predators Game tomarrow night. My "person" got us tickets to the game, and she usually gets us GREAT Seats too. GOOOO Predators!! Well, I am tired and I'm goin to bed now... Good Night!!

P.S.
I am trying to take Max off the Bottle at night, which isn't working. But he is off his binkie now!!