Reincarnated As A Mother: Yikes! It's Crazy Good.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Yikes! It's Crazy Good.

I'll be off radar for a few days. I'm going to Phoenix (BY MYSELF) for a few days for the memorial service of my dear friend, Bianca. She passed away this summer while I was in the hospital. She had battled cancer for 7 years. We are remembering her on her birthday, which is Friday. Then Saturday I'm going to a KPNX-TV reunion-- which should be pretty darn crazy. I worked there back in the mid 90's and can't wait to see my old partners in crime. I hear there are a couple hundred people who have RSVP'd. I'll let y'all know how it goes.
Meanwhile, after a looooonnnnnngggg trip (my brother blew a tire on his trailer about an hour outside of Vegas and didn't have a spare with him)-- my parents have moved up here. They closed on their new house on Monday and many, many friends showed up to help them unload the trucks.
The house is beeyootiful. Really gorgeous! Holland wants to trade houses.
Anyway, every spare moment has been spent making arrangements, unpacking boxes and moving furniture. It's sooo exciting.
Oh, by the way, on the Kean front: Nurse Nancy came this morning for the very last time. He's doing well enough that the therapist (Libby) will just monitor his weight etc. Nancy put him on the ol' scale and he is now... drum roll please: 9 pounds 12 ounces. Whew. Lugging him around-- there's hope for me to rebuild all that muscle I lost in the hospital.

4 comments:

Diane said...: Well deserved trip. Have a great time. Good news about your parents house. Your family is so good about getting unpacked quickly and decorated.; November 18, 2009 at 9:22 PM
karen said...: yeah, and I won't even be here to get to see you!!! [insert the frustrated shaking of the head]. we're going to Disneyland thurs-sunday, exactly the days you'll be here. flukey bad luck for me, but you'll have fun with the usual suspects. hugs from afar...; November 18, 2009 at 10:35 PM
Chuck said...: Sure, you come to town and we won't be around even if you had time to visit. Oh well, next time maybe the whole family can come and visit.; November 19, 2009 at 9:54 PM
aubri said...: Have fun here. The weather is amazing!!; November 20, 2009 at 3:02 PM

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Nathan Kean

AKA: Mister Miracle, Keanut and Boy Wonder! And in case you have been living under a rock and don't know his "back story"-- he's made quite a splash getting here! In May of 2009, at 24 weeks his mom went into the hospital with some pretty major pregnancy complications. I (mom) lost all of my amniotic fluid and my placenta ripped. After 11 weeks of grueling and extremely monotonous hospital bed rest-- and COUNTLESS MIRACLES-- Kean came into this world kicking and screaming (sweet sounds for a boy who was expected to have lung issues). We were surprised with the news he has Down syndrome but quickly realized we hit the jackpot with this one and his sweet spirit. After 6 1/2 weeks in intensive care (and lots of scary moments) we thought we were through with the lengthy hospital stays. But no... in July 2012 (a month before he turned 3), Kean was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (A.L.L). Back to the hospital for another four weeks of sheer terror. Once again, were surrounded with love, support and strength and we've seen our little guy emerge as a giant-- brave, strong and inspiring. He (and we) somehow survived 1,157 days of Chemotherapy (nope, that wasn't a typo). It has been the most brutal, agonizing experience but it has also been tender and beautiful in so many ways. If you have met Kean, you will agree-- he is the sweetest little guy who has a pretty important mission to fulfill on this earth. We can't wait to see what he accomplishes in his life!