Updates

Well, we have had a very good week. Mouse (my sister Maria) was here for a visit (recently returned from Japan) giving Sonja (Henry's mom) a well deserved break to return to Chicago. Willa is getting more comfortable with the routine of morning radiation. She knows that she will not be able to eat first thing but that her snacks will be waiting when she finishes. She is also less fearful of poeple using her port to admisiter medication-she calls it "giving her tubey a drink". Willa had a red blood cell transfusion this week to keep her counts high which also went well. We managed a few outings-the zoo, Elitch's, Butterfly Pavillion, and music class. Willa has also conquered her hesitation to urinate and is back on track using the potty! Meanwhile, Harps has gone form a rapid log roll across the floor to a modified scootch on her bottom, "the coyote crawl". Four teeth have broken through but despite this she is in great spirits.

Pictures:
1. Harps at the Butterfly Pavillion
2. Willa trying on a Kimono from Aunt Mouse
3. Willa snuggling her giant stuffed tiger
4. Riding the train with Dad
5. Holding Rosie the tarantula at the Butterfly Pavillion

Fischer Dinner Schedule

Hello everyone, We are so honored and moved by the wonderful meals we have recieved. Thank you so much. One comment we ahve recieved is questions about how to sign up for meals-the best way is to email Michelle at Michelle.Harris@uchsc.edu or Erin at efletter@yahoo.com and they can post it on the spread sheet. We will try to list some days when a meal would be especialy helpful (long clinic day, etc.) Thank you all ever so much.

Updates

7/16/2007
This is a busy week for little Willa. She is getting daily chemotherapy and had her first day of radiation therapy this morning. She is given sedation during her radiation therapy becuase she must be absolutely still. This is very nice and will ensure no traumatic memories of her treatment. However-I would say she was a little grumpy after her therapy. But after about an hour we could coax a smile and she dove into several bowls of cereal.
We have met some other very nice parents who are also going through treatment. Everyone is so kind and there is some good sharing about how to handle different challenges.
Meanwhile Harps is cutting her first two teeth (thank goodness for Tylenol) and rolling around all over the floor. We assume she will eventually walk and this will not be how she arrives at kindergarden.

Pictures-
1. "Study in straws"
2. Harps getting down on the piano at the Science Museum
3. Willa having fun with bubbles at the Discovery room
4. Harper playing with her new playmate-a giant panda!
5. Willa at a pool party