The big day has arrived… Pete is 5! It is true, we are having a party tonight at Uncle Matt’s, including lots and lots of family. It’s really to celebrate Peter and Ellie’s birthdays and they are so excited, they can hardly wait!
Peter is feeling good. We hope he won’t get too worn out with all the festivities. He had his labs checked this morning, and also had a Bone Scan and CT Scans (head/neck, chest/abdomen). We hope to hear results yet today but more likely Monday. He is scheduled to begin radiation Monday and this will be daily for 3 weeks. He will be sedated Tuesday morning for the Bone Marrow Biopsy and have an Echocardiogram in the afternoon, followed by the MIBG scan Wednesday. The MIBG is a big one – they inject a radioactive dye the day before, so it lights up any areas of disease and covers the entire body. He will also have another Audiogram, so we will know if his hearing has gotten better, worse or stayed the same. These are all tests that he has had before; when he was diagnosed, and many times since. They will do them frequently moving forward, and as time passes, there will be a little more time between the tests. We expect good news and will post once we know, and will get some pics of the b-day kids up too!
A journal of Peter’s journey
Happy big 05 you little ice monkey. The driver seat of the bus is waiting. We will do laps in the civic center’s parking lot as soon as you are ready. love you guys. Gary
Happy Birthday, Peter!!! We’re happy to hear you’re enjoying your birthday with your friends and family!
We hope 5 is a great year for you!!!!
Your friends in Indiana,
Shannon and Eli Wilson
Hey Pete!!!! Happy birthday bud!!! man i cant believe you are already 5!!!! wow! thats old!!! HAVE FUN AT YOUR PARTY!!!! eat tons of cake! but i hope you come home soon so we can play our bubble hockey!!! i have been practicing…. and i think that i can beat you this time!!!
Hope to see you soon!!! I have been thinking and praying for you every day!!
Molly Peltoma #7
Happy birthday Peter! I hope you had a great celebration!
It was great to see you and your sisters last week. I bet you took good care of grandma mary’s house!
-Kelsey
A BIG Happy Birthday to you Peter and to Ellie as well. Hope your party was great fun and you are not too worn out to enjoy what I hear is great weather in Minneapolis today.
Mary (Ty and fam),
What a joy to celebrate Peter’s 5 years of life. I pray for him when I think of him.
Hope you are well!
Suzanne