Dancing and giggling - August 27th

Posted Aug 27, 2009 2:17am
As Julian heads into his next round of chemo tomorrow, I'm glad to report that he has been doing so well these past few weeks. Not sure if it's the change in his feeding formula which he is tolerating much better, or if it is the benefit of time, or God graciously answering prayer, or all the above, but these past few weeks have, in a word, been progress. Julian has enjoyed going to our special spot on the beach many afternoons since our last update. Our visits are not long, but they are great, and we all love them (especially with our current heat wave in So Cal!). Another surprise came Sunday night when he agreed to go to the Concert in the Park. There was no hesitation, and he was silly and goofy and got up and danced. We suspect he really likes latin jazz! He says he wants to play with other kids now and wants to have a few buddies come to his birthday next week (up until now, he mainly wanted to stay to himself or just play with Nolan). This afternoon he and Nolan filled their water guns (actually, Nolan used one of Julian's syringes -- an interesting sight - no needles though) and squirted cars passing by (up until now, he wouldn't play in the front yard at all). Some of our neighbors were cool and got even cooler as they encouraged the boys to literally squirt them through their open car windows. There have been lots of giggles lately, and I hope his good spirits will continue over the next few days as he gets chemo. On the flip side, he had an audiogram last week and they are seeing more impact to his hearing and predict it will continue to deteriorate. But, we're a while away from hearing aids yet. In the meantime, we would ask once again for your kind prayers as Julian receives chemo, has his nasal tube changed out, for the future teacher who will be coming to the house once school starts, for his hearing, and, while I'm asking, for life-long remission. Thank you and many blessings!!