Duke Visit

The duke visit went great and was really uneventful, just as we thought it would be (uneventful is a good adjective when you are meeting with doctors :) ). The NP who did the history last year met him again in the AM then in the afternoon we came back so the Doctor who did the infusion could see him also. I think its neat for them to be able to see these kids a year later and see how much better they are doing (& Caleb 100% is better :) ). Its likely a combination of everything that made Caleb better (great doctors, therapist, a year passing by and yes, the cord blood infusion), one thing everyone agrees on is that there is no denying he's better, and the overall consensus from docs here, there and everywhere in between is that Mr. Caleb had a wonderful 2009 and is all better.

We have his 6 month neurology and neuro-development apts coming up in the next few weeks and I'm actually looking forward to them :). Its exciting to see drs amazement at Caleb's progress b/c it just gives me confirmation that YES he really is all better, it not just something I want to see. So hopefully we get more good news at both of those, but really at this point there is nothing to give but good news, there is no denying that he's better and both of them have already pretty much said that 6 months ago, these are more "is this progress real" and "how much better is he doing?" apts. They do want to see Caleb for his benefit, to make sure he is still on the right track but I think to some degree both of them are curious about Caleb b/c of the cord blood and b/c he has accomplished so much and overcame so much that medically you just are not supposed to be able to fix or overcome at all, let alone in this short of time frame :).

click HERE if you want to see the post & video from the Duke visit last year, Nick and I think its really neat to look at and see the difference a year makes, but then again we are biased :).