I'm one month old!

Hallo everyone!
This is Julien writing.
I'm sneakily typing this on Mummy's Powerbook while she is taking a nap.
(I wonder why Mummy is always zonked out whereas I never want to sleep! Sleep is sooo overrated.)

I'm one month old today! Yippeeee!
Very soon I'll get my licence to ride around in the big boys car seat.
Although it's MY birthday today, I gave Mummy a big BIG present...the BIGGEST, smelliest, yellowest POO ever!
Thick, gooey and overflowing.
WOW, she sure was overjoyed when she saw my gift.
She was SO worried cos I haven't pooed for 6 days and it was freaking her out.
So I thought I'd give her a surprise today.

Kong Kong was so happy too..because he came home from hospital today after having his first round of anti-cancer treatment.
He had to stay there for 5 days and he said he missed me so much. He was also so happy I pooed that he wants to buy a cake for me to celebrate. (Hahah...my Kong Kong is so funny!)

Anyway, for all my adoring fans, here are more pics of me. Yes I can read! I'm a big boy. (well I just look at the pictures really, Mummy reads the words out loud for me)
Hmmm....maybe I should make the tongue thing my trademark. I was already doing it in Mummy's tummy!

Ta ta for now!
Julien :)

Facing the Big C

On New Year's Eve, my Dad was diagnosed with Stage 4 liver cancer. The doctors give him 6 months.
They can't operate because the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes.
His options are to try a new type of radio therapy...SIR SPHERES.. where the radioactive material in injected into the cancerous mass. At the same time, he will also take an oral drug which acts like chemotherapy to treat the lymph nodes.

The news came as a huge shock to us. Totally unexpected.
About a month ago, Daddy had gone for a routine health screening bcos he complained about pains in his stomach. Which turned out to be 2 ulcers.
But the screening also showed up a mass in his liver, which we now know is cancer.
The doc told us it is caused by Hepatitis B.

Cancer must be the sneakiest disease on the planet...it just creeps up on you and throws U a whammy.

Dad has been trying to remain positive and focus on recovery rather than the negative.
I guess as with many diseases, the human spirit plays the biggest part in recovery.
No matter what doctors may say, the will to live is what matters the most.

Above all, there is always hope.