Change of Plans...

Hi friends and family,

Sorry we haven't posted much lately. Nick's doc's have been going back and forth a little on next steps and I think we've finally settled on a plan. Nick is going to forego radiation and move forward with his liver resection as a next step. This is an important piece of Nick's path to a cure so it's very encouraging news that his docs want to go ahead with the surgery. We will let everyone know once it's scheduled.

In other news, Happy Birthday Shannon!!! 15 - start planning your MTV Sweet Sixteen now! Nick and I love you very much and hope you have a very special birthday tomorrow.

Tracy and I are in Portland right now. T interviewed at OHSU yesterday for a dermatology residency so we've made a long weekend out of it. We're staying at The Nines and have had an AWESOME experience here so far. Lots of shopping, eating and visiting. We just had fresh baked cookies delivered to our room:) Plus, we got to see Clover on her first birthday today - happy birthday little Clo!




Nick and I will do our best to keep you all updated on next steps re: surgery.

Lots of love!

Sally

Welcome to the Jungle...

We have two new additions to our crib...

Benicio del Toro or "Benny": Benny is 5 months old and a complete maniac. He and Pirate are already BFFs and have been chasing each other around the house since we brought Benny home on Sunday.

And "Goose": Goose is Benny's mom. She is a year old and isn't much bigger than Benny but is way more chill.

We weren't sure if Pirate would be jealous. He seems to think it's the best thing that's happened since Tracy and Andy showed up with Snausages at Christmas...

Funks and New Years Eve

Happy New Year everyone! I can't say I'm sad to see 2009 come to an end...it's about time!

We're expecting a lot of great things in 2010, including the addition of baby Elliot to the family. The Funks have been visiting since December 27th and it's been great having them here.

Here are a few pics from their visit and from our New Year's Eve party...

In other news, Nick met with his liver surgeon again a couple of days ago and it looks like he's a candidate for a liver resection (great news!). They want him to do 5-6 weeks of radiation first, followed by 6 weeks of recovery so we're potentially looking at surgery ~3 months from now. They plan to reverse Nick's ileostomy when they do the resection too so we might be saying "goodbye" (and "good riddance") to Stanus. We'll keep everyone posted on developments.

Wising you all a happy, healthy New Year.

Love,

Nick, Sally, Tracy, Andy & Elliot