Back in school, nice weekend!

Rick is doing alright.........here he is on the boat yesterday with Mike, and pulling telephone pole tags off some old poles in Stonington, CT that Grampa found.

TIAs come and go, and some of them are pretty scary. No headaches,but he does have constipation and related nausea.

No hospital this week, we're all happy about that! Last week's visit was fine, his numbers look great (252K platelets!).

Bill

Doing okay.......

Ricky was in school all week, feeling good most of the time, a few TIAs which come in clusters and frustrate him, but otherwise, all is okay.

Feeling pretty good...

Ricky did well at Dana Farber on Wednesday, platelets were 157K, weight was up to 71lbs!

He's been to school all week. He's had some clusters of TIAs, but in general is doing really well considering all he is going through.

Just some pictures........

Well, I finally got a SD card reader to replace the broken one on my laptop......... Rick continues to feel pretty good. He's had some TIA spells, but is going to school and enjoying life.

First picture is Ricky with Lilly, a dog that he is 1/3 owner with his grandparents. It was a brisk spring day in RI. Picture two is Ricky with Mark Porter, who raised over $22,000 for Dana Farber running the marathon. Thanks to all who contributed! Mark is a super guy, and he brought the most amazing wood craving when we met the day before the race. It was made for Ricky by nuns at a convent where Mark was working. It is titled "Guardian Angel" and you can see a close up in picture number three. It almost brought me to tears when he gave it to Ricky.

Fourth picture is Ricky at Minot Beach in Scituate, with Grace Kitty of course. The last picture is Ricky eating lobster bisque, onion rings and a scallop roll with his brother Mike and me last Sunday at Brant Rock in Marshfield. The boy continues to eat more than most adults, and he hates when I take a picture of him while he's eating.

We are back to Dana Farber Wednesday for treatment and a check up.

Please keep the prayers and good thoughts coming!

Bill