Thank you!

Tim and I wanted to take the time to thank those that donated to Project Santa this year! We had another successful year and it couldn't have been done without your help.

We had a great time once again delivering the toys to our contact ladies, Maggie and Cathy.  We were also able to deliver our annual cookies to Max's nurses and doctors, which is always so much fun. 

Max had a clinic appointment with Dr. Ben that afternoon.  Max's labs are stable enough for him to get a little bit of a break.  He has been pushed to every other week instead of weekly for labs and he won't be seen in clinic again until the first week in January.  In a nutshell, this means that Max is doing fantastic. 

We got to see one of the fellows that started when Max was only a couple months old.  She hasn't seen Max since shortly after the transplant so when she saw that he was walking and talking she got emotional.  It just proves that even though their job can be very difficult, if you can make it through those hard times the end result is so rewarding.  Max is a perfect example of this because 2 years ago, not many people thought he was going to survive and now here he is walking down the hallway of the nephrology office talking to anyone and everyone that would listen to him- whether he knew them or not.

Dr. Ben is leaving us this spring, so when I saw him walking down the hall right next to the little boy that he had a hand in saving, was one of the coolest experience of my life because I know those moments are limited. I have to say that it brought a tear to my eye to see all of those people lining the hall to watch my son walk.  A simple task that may seem like no big deal to some, but to us is a huge accomplishment for the little boy that wasn't suppose to survive.

So again, we thank you for standing by us throughout this journey.  It has been a long and very difficult road, but the end result has been absolutely fantastic.