Update about Alex

Here's an update from Chrissy's online journal regarding Alex's bone marrow transplant:

"we just were told zack (Alex's big brother) is not a match for alex for a bone marrow transplant,  so they will start looking monday.  they have no idea how long that will take."  Keep Alex in your thoughts and prayers that they'll find a match for Alex soon."

Thank you for all of your help.

Hope for Alex

To the few of you who read my blog, 

I'm asking for help.  

Last month my sweet nephew Alex was diagnosed with Leukemia.  He is 14 months old. As you can imagine this experience has been very trying for Alex and his family.  Alex is being treated at Doernbecher Children's Hospital and is going through chemo therapy.  He is taking it like a champ and is lucky to have a loving mom and dad that is always by his side as he battles cancer.

Mike and I have started a facebook group for Alex.  The purpose of the group page is to inform others of Alex's condition and to show everyone how they can help.  Click here to check out our group page.  You don't have to have a facebook account to check it out.

Right now we need help creating a sterile environment for Alex to come home to after he gets out of the hospital.  His family is in need of new house items as they create that safe environment. We created a registry of what is needed. We're trying to get these items to them by the end of June, for their new apartment. By clicking here you can go directly to their registry.

Another way of helping is posting something about little Alex on your own blog to see if any of your readers would like to contribute.  Any help is really appreciated.

To read more about Alex from Chrissy's own journal go here. 

The Rose Garden

One of my favorite placed in Portland is the Rose Garden. We went up there the last day of the Rose Festival to see it.  The fun thing about seeing the roses is reading the clever names people have made up for the roses.  One was called Black Magic, another Flirty, and I've even seen Dolly Parton in the past.