Lots has been happening this past week.
Leo's enjoyed his Gramps's birthday and spent some lovely time with Nan and Gramps last Sunday. It's PJ's turn to celebrate a birthday this Sunday and Leo's been busy drawing and making birthday cards for him.
We've also been to the hospital again today for an unscheduled check-up. Leo's chesty cough seems to be not getting any better plus he seems to be losing weight so his consultant asked us to take Leo in for another chest x-ray, just to be on the safe side. Nothing untoward was found on the films and so it's life as usual. I guess the good thing is this wonderful sunny weather means we can encourage Leo to spend lots of time outside, which hopefully should help get rid of his chesty cough.
And then there's been some more fundraising and this time in aid of finding a cure for childhood cancers. Patrick O'Hagan is a Chicago cop who is a member of our extended family, helped PJ and I massively when we lived in Chicago all those years ago and has also been very supportive with lots of messages of good luck and best wishes since this whole adventure started for Leo.
Now whilst a cure will never be found for Leo - quite simply, there's just no money in finding a cure for Leo or other children like him as so few children get this type of cancer so the concentration for a cure is for those with leukemia and more widespread cancer.
Patrick, being the kind-hearted man he is, has joined an amazing charity St. Baldrick's. They fundraise with the main wish to help fund a search for a cure and help many, many children and Patrick had already helped them with some fundraising this time last year, so before Leo was diagnosed.
So this year Patrick's fundraising has taken on a bit more impetus now he knows of Leo's situation and he's raised over $2000 and you want to know how? The clue is in the name...St. BALDrick's!!!
Before and after pictures are above - enjoy! Well done, Patrick. Hope it grows back in time for you to do it all over again next year...it's all for a good cause!
Leo's enjoyed his Gramps's birthday and spent some lovely time with Nan and Gramps last Sunday. It's PJ's turn to celebrate a birthday this Sunday and Leo's been busy drawing and making birthday cards for him.
We've also been to the hospital again today for an unscheduled check-up. Leo's chesty cough seems to be not getting any better plus he seems to be losing weight so his consultant asked us to take Leo in for another chest x-ray, just to be on the safe side. Nothing untoward was found on the films and so it's life as usual. I guess the good thing is this wonderful sunny weather means we can encourage Leo to spend lots of time outside, which hopefully should help get rid of his chesty cough.
And then there's been some more fundraising and this time in aid of finding a cure for childhood cancers. Patrick O'Hagan is a Chicago cop who is a member of our extended family, helped PJ and I massively when we lived in Chicago all those years ago and has also been very supportive with lots of messages of good luck and best wishes since this whole adventure started for Leo.
Now whilst a cure will never be found for Leo - quite simply, there's just no money in finding a cure for Leo or other children like him as so few children get this type of cancer so the concentration for a cure is for those with leukemia and more widespread cancer.
Patrick, being the kind-hearted man he is, has joined an amazing charity St. Baldrick's. They fundraise with the main wish to help fund a search for a cure and help many, many children and Patrick had already helped them with some fundraising this time last year, so before Leo was diagnosed.
So this year Patrick's fundraising has taken on a bit more impetus now he knows of Leo's situation and he's raised over $2000 and you want to know how? The clue is in the name...St. BALDrick's!!!
Before and after pictures are above - enjoy! Well done, Patrick. Hope it grows back in time for you to do it all over again next year...it's all for a good cause!
