Our Last Day, Our Last Post

John's last treatment. Wow. It's so nice to be done. Everyone has been so amazingly wonderful here at IBC, it's almost like leaving good friends. John says he's glad it's all over, but he's going to miss everyone. He's really ready to start his summer and be a kid. He has a few restrictions: he must continue on the Alivazato's diet for 30 more days, we have to watch his body temperature for 30 days and he needs to rest an hour everyday for 30 days. All of it with the exception of resting should be easy. John's numbers were, again, perfect today. He can't get any healthier at this point.
Dr. Vazquez has been so great - I wish all American doctors were like him. He's friendly, open, honest, funny, caring. We haven't met too many like that at all, sadly.
Elias - John's nurse is great! What a gentle guy and he knows how to handle a needle and grown men who are afraid of needles (we saw two this week!).
Socorro - For a lady who's job it is to take thousands and thousands of dollars from people to pay for the treatments, she's really a sweet, sweet woman.
Julio, Jose and the cooks - They're meals were surely different than American, but they were quite tasty! By the way, Carl loved the cactus!!
We'll end with two photos:




John's last, last treatment. Elias is removing the IV catheter and John is happy!!

John and Andrea celebrating the treatment being over by having a pillow fight.

Thanks to all of you who've been following us, praying for John and believing in the choice we made for John. There were plenty of people who thought (and still think) we are completely off our rockers....we've been called bad parents and accused of practicing "voodoo." All I can do is shake my head at such closed-mindedness and hope for the best. But for the rest of you, thank you. Your support has made our journey just that much easier. You truly find out who your friends are when you do something that is against the grain.

Love,

John, Tracie, Carl and Andrea

Adios, mis amigos!!