http://www.friendsofsharmalia.com And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:02:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Good afternoon, When you have little ones it seems like you are always fighting to create normalcy and a consistent schedule.  The time change was really hard for us. I got very little sleep that week because Chantel kept trying to get up between 4:30 am and 5:30 am.  I of ... http://www.friendsofsharmalia.com/2008/11/17/sleep-adjustments/ Good Afternoon, We are doing really good here right now.  We had a wonderful weekend as a family and my parents watched the kids on Saturday so we could get away for a few hours.  Sharmi's appointment last Tuesday went well.  Her counts were back down to 1200.  This is OK, but ... http://www.friendsofsharmalia.com/2008/11/10/enjoying-peacefulness/ I hope everyone had a wonderful Sabbath, We had a great one because we are finally home.  Sharmi was discharged yesterday afternoon.  Thursday was the turning point.  In the morning when I got there I looked at her infection and it was significantly worse then it was the night before.  I told ... http://www.friendsofsharmalia.com/2008/11/01/shes-home-and-doing-great/ Good Evening, I had to come home again tonight without my big girl.  When I got to the hospital this morning Sharmi's Shingles outbreak was about 50% worse than when I left last night.  The doctors had already decided that she was staying for at least another day.  They are giving ... http://www.friendsofsharmalia.com/2008/10/29/shes-not-home-yet/ Good Evening, Another long day for Sharmi and the Curry family.  Today was supposed to be a standard doctors appointment with labs and chemo, but our plans were quickly changed when we saw Sharmi's doctor.  Apparently the herpes virusus' are having a family reunion in Sharmi's little body.   First she had the mouth sores for a several weeks ... http://www.friendsofsharmalia.com/2008/10/28/from-doctor-visit-to-hospital-stay/ Good Evening, We had an absolute blast on our vacation.  Our friends the Hall's flew in on Tuesday and the rest of the week we went to the Zoo, Sea World, Wild Animal Park, church and the beach.  We soaked up the sun and the kids loved the animals.  Sabbath we went ... http://www.friendsofsharmalia.com/2008/10/21/laundry-laundry-and-more-laundry/ Good Evening, We have been in San Diego since Saturday and it has been non-stop friends, fun and business. Saturday we drove straight from the airport to the Stillson's house to have dinner with friends. Sunday several of our friends came to the resort to visit us and I ... http://www.friendsofsharmalia.com/2008/10/14/family-photos/ Good afternoon, Sharmi is having a toddler rough morning.  Her sister is growing up and she is starting to see her as a play mate.  The problem however, is that Chantel is never where Sharmi wants her to be and she is never playing what and how Sharmi wants her too.  ... http://www.friendsofsharmalia.com/2008/10/08/rough-morning/ http://www.friendsofsharmalia.com/2008/10/04/chantels-1st-birthday/ Good Evening, Today was another hospital day.  It was all-in-all pretty uneventful, but as usual I am wiped out.  It seems to have a subconscious effect on me, even when it is "easy."  I come home totally wasted.  Sharmi and Chantel have both had colds this week.  They seem to keep sharing it back and forth.  One day one ... http://www.friendsofsharmalia.com/2008/09/29/another-hospital-day/