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Great Week Off Chemo
By Margot | July 18, 2008
Sam with his cake
Boys with the Casitllo Gang at Legoland
Sam’s volley
Andy readying for killer forehand 😉
Sam “dropping in” to mini bowl at skatepark
Charlie skating
Sam has had a great week. The boys have been going to tennis clinic every morning which they are liking a lot, then swimming on Monday and Wednesday. We have a new instructor who is a young teenage guy, Larry,  and Sam and Andy think he’s the bees knees.  They have a lot of fun with him and they are coming along pretty well in swimming. Wednesday we had tennis, swimming and basketball and Sam breezed right through all of it in good spirits. He’s been in a great mood this week and eating like a horse which is very nice to see.  Cathy and the gang are down for a few days from Irvine so we’ve been to SeaWorld and Legoland (last night).  All three boys get along so well with all of the Castillo kids. Sam got to go on his favorite Project X roller coaster with Ally and Andy. Andy had to sit with an adult and I had to stay out with Charlie so a very nice kindergarten teacher sat with him and when they went down the big fast hill, Andy grabbed on and hugged her for dear life.  I was laughing as I watched them come down.  Basketball game tonight. The black jaguars are still tearing it up. We’ll get some pics of them up here next.  Charlie is coming along to everything with me. He brings his tennis racket to tennis, it’s almost bigger than he is. The quote of the week is from my mom. She left on Tuesday and it was great to have her here for Sam’s birthday. She came all the way out for the big day. I’m still laughing at what she said when I let Sam steer in the SeaWorld parking lot after we gave the guy our parking ticket ,”Margot, you’re just like that Brittany Spears woman! Sitting with Sam in your lap in the driver’s seat!” I said “Yeah, pretty close, except that she was on the LA freeway and I think her baby was four months old and Sam is eight and we’re in the SeaWorld parking lot going two miles an hour.” ‘No, No. this is just like her.”  Mom, we love you.
Sam’s VMA/HVA is 13 and 13 Last week VMA was down to 9.2 and HVA was 13 so we are bummed that VMA went back up. We start chemo on Saturday. The boys have been busy and active and I hope it stays that way.
 Brave, brave Dustin Cobb passed away yesterday in his mother’s arms. Please think good thoughts and say some prayers for his family:
http://www.caringbridge.org/ga/dustincobb/
Margot
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Topics: Progress Reports | 2 Comments »
July 18th, 2008 at 7:24 pm
Heard on the grapevine that Sammy scored ten baskets last night…woo hoo…more than any one else…!!
Suspect that the small incremental increase in VMA is a fluke…
Thinking good thoughts for Sammy and the family..
July 19th, 2008 at 12:21 am
Love the pictures…and your mom’s quote! That is great.