To me when I was slightly panicked for a second that I had misplaced the car keys while getting ready to go treatment this morning, but then found them right away: “Wow. And and I didn’t even pray for you that time. Next time I won’t pray for you either. I can’t give you extra help. …
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Jude’s Quotes of the Day
1. To me when I caught him wheeling his brothers around in a giant Sam’s Club cart and crashing into stuff: “That’s why you should never leave me alone. Because it only takes me a few seconds to come up with something [destructive to do].” 2. “How hot is the sun?” When I responded about …
10
The big countdown begins. 10 left. Today’s treatment went just fine. However, when they called me back to the recovery room, I noticed that indentations from Jude’s plasticy mask (that fits tightly over his entire face/head during the treatment) were prominent all over his face (looking like a honeycomb pattern). They said the anesthesiologist had also noticed that. …
22 Down, 11 to Go
Jude is 2/3 done with treatment. And, Jude has about 2/3 of his hair left. A little falls out everyday. But, he’s still doing great and has great energy, which I think is unusual.  Everyday, when I have to leave Jude’s side after his anesthesia has kicked in someone on the large team always says, “We’ll take …
Jump-N-Joeys
Yesterday was a bust. We went to a small town tourist trap in Nashville, Indiana and to a flea market. Today, however, was a hit. We went to a local attraction called “Jump-N-Joeys.” It was awesome. Admission was free for everyone but Jude and Levi and they only cost $7 each. The place was full of …
Update on the Boys
Jumping Jude He picked out a pair of tie shoes yesterday (instead of the usual velcro). Before he chose them, he ran in them in the store to see how fast he was. He looks like such a big boy while wearing them. Now he just has to learn how to tie them. Leaping Levi His speech …
Olson Visitors
This evening we are expecting Andy’s parents to arrive. Our plan was to keep it a secret, but I think Jude is totally on to us. After all, he read the room assignment list that is posted and noted to me that “Olson Visitors” were expected. I think the boys will be thrilled to see …
Jude Featured in HopeKids Newsletter
I always think Jude is so entertaining and has the cutest quotes. Apparently someone agrees with me. I told HopeKids about a June 2012 quote of Jude’s and it was featured in July’s HopeKids newsletter. Jude’s quote to me was, “It’s kind of good that I got my head owie cuz’ we got HopeKids.” HopeKids included Jude’s …
An Early Toy Day
21 down, 12 to go, after today’s treatment. Tomorrow the proton center is closed for a regularly scheduled maintenance day so it was toy day today. Jude picked a $10 Target gift card and then filled the cart with all his favorite options and agonized for quite awhile about what to pick. Ultimately, he choose 2 …
20 Down, 13 to Go (AGAIN)
Apparently, I can’t keep track of what treatment we are on even though I’ve been doing a countdown. Able quadruple-checking, it looks like today was actually treatment #20.  Treatment went fine today. I’m glad we called ahead, since we learned they were running 30 minutes behind. So we didn’t have to rush out the door. …