Save the Date

Happy Summer? When WILL the rain stop! Not only was Aidan's last soccer game canceled today, but also a fun Children's Memorial Luau. We are bummed!

As some of you may know, Aidan was asked by Six Flags, to be the "Ambassador for Six Flags Great America" on June 27th. Six Flags is teaming up with the organization Cure Kids Cancer. If you are free on June 27th, we would love to have you sign up and walk on "Team Aidan". All you need to do is to go to http://www.walkintheparks.org. You will need to locate "Great America" and then sign up under "Team Aidan". So far, we are in the Top 10 for fundraising (8th place). Not bad, huh? We would love to see you there.

This is a big week for Aidan. On Tues-Thurs we will be heading down to Lutheran General Hospital to get a nuclear medicine scan called an "MIBG". We have not scanned for a year now, but due to a new neuroblastoma study published, our oncologist wants Aidan to start scanning regularly. This study provides convincing evidence that the best way to detect relapse is through scanning. Our oncologist is an anti-scanner, so for her to recommend this, it's a big deal. Please pray for us, as these scans check him from head to toe. We have been so blessed with clean blood and urine, we just pray that we continue with a clean scan too. On Tuesday, Aidan will get injected with a nuclear dye. No, he doesn't turn orange! It settles in his body and then Wed and Thurs they scan. The scan is the same both days. It apparently gives them a clearer view waiting 24 hours, then 48 hours after injection. It's a lot to digest. Due to insurance purposes, we have to scan at Lutheran, not at Children's. Let's hope that goes well too. Aidan loves Robert, the scanner at Children's. He can do a mean "Spongebob Square Pants" song and dance WITH accent! Ha!

Praying for our friends battling every day. There are just too many kiddos out there battling cancer. Please say extra prayers for them tonight. It is a long and scary road.

Hugs to all,
Carrie