Wednesday, April 9, 2008

RSV season officially over!


Elliot had his monthly CF Clinic check-up yesterday, and he is doing great. He now weighs 11lbs. 8 oz. Wow, thats what I call chubby. He is at 110% of his weight for his height. But the crazy thing is that he is the height of a typical 1 1/2 month baby. Oh well, he is still growing and that is all we can ask for. Our Doctor, Barbara Chatfield had some exciting news for us. RSV season is over which means that we are out of isolation. Yipee. We can now play with friends more freely! Also their is a new study that is being done on a specific strand of CF where they have found a drug that cancels out the effects of what the gene does to their bodies. It was a 2 weeks study and it was totally successful. Wow, that is huge. I know that it will take a long time for them to make the drug for all of the strands of the CF gene, but this is HUGE! It totally gives me hope, I know that my little salty guy will live to see the cure. So Hip Hip Hooray for the CF Foundation and all of the fund raising they have done. And Thank you to all that have donated to this cause, you are the ones that are making this happen.

2 comments:

Anne said...

I was thinking about your slideshow and your cute little man...I have now officially cried for you and your little Elliot. I'm so glad he's thriving, and he seems to be moving onward and upward. I guess the seriousness just hit me. Just know I'm here for you, and I'm happy to cry with you anytime. I'm getting pretty good at it.

Don't Hit Bikes said...

This is so exciting. I can only imagine your relief. Yeah for the spring. Lets talk soon - hope that you guys are happy and life is good.