May, 2008

Zack completed the "Interim Maintenance" phase of chemotherapy and moved into "Delayed Intensification" in May, which meant a shift from biweekly treatments back to weekly treatments. He continued to respond well and had a busy month outside of hospital comings and goings. 

Zack was experiencing allergies so he visited his pediatrician, Dr. Jen Gibbons, ND, and received a homeopathic remedy that worked wonders in very little time. We hadn't seen Jen since November when she diagnosed Zack with leukemia and it was great to catch up with her and thank her for taking such good care of us that day... 

On May 3, Zack and his friend Gabe met Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis at an alumni event in Portland. Both boys were thrilled to meet Coach Weis and Zack even wore the coach's enormous Superbowl ring...

Throughout the month of May, Zack's buddies Gaelan, Gabe and Edan visited Zack after school on a regular basis...

We spent Mother's Day in one of our favorite Oregon spots, the Columbia Gorge.

Zack was feeling healthy and strong enough to join his classmates and other Waldorf schools from around the country at the Medieval Games. The kids were placed into "shires" on this overnight trip and competed at target archery, sky archery, trebuchet and more. 

Zack's grandparents arrived in Portland at the end of May for a long weekend visit, during which time Maria got out of Dodge and let her parents do their grandparent thing...