I, Maarten, was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2008 when I was just 3 months old. After brain surgery, chemotherapy in Seattle and proton radiation therapy in Boston, the tumor slept for 8 years but came back in 2017. My amazing brain surgeons and radiologists managed to remove it once again. We are now in 2021 and the tumor has showed its ugly face again. We are lucky to have our life-long Seattle Children's medical team at our side to beat this thing down once more!
Friday, October 30, 2009
Back in Seattle -5- Preparing for Halloween
We are busy carving pumpkins and trying out outfits, 'cause Halloween is arriving... whhhooooooo...
Hi there, Today we celebrated 'Sint Maarten' with Sarah and Beau. I think Sacha knows it from her childhood in Heiloo. It's quite similar to your trick and treat with Haloween. It was great fun with our lampoons and all the singing of the kids. And we had to think of Maarten too ofcourse. He looks great with that snowman hat! Hope you had fun with Haloween and that everything is going fine. greets Helen
Hi again! We got your mail today, thanks very much! It's so good to read that Maartens health is so good that he can make the long flight to Europe. Have fun with the preparations. Helen
Hier een bericht vanuit Haarlem om jullie te laten weten dat we op afstand meeleven, en wat dichterbij met opa Nico. Wat een goede berichten over jullie kleine Maarten en wat fijn dat jullie een wat mormaler gezinsleven kunnen gaan leiden. We hoorden dat jullie met de kerstdagen in NL zullen zijn bij de familie. Geniet er van! En wie weet zien we jullie nog wel eens in het echt. Hartelijke groet van Hella, neef Franck en dochter Jane.
I can't believe the change in Maarten since I saw him last spring... Happy days!!!!
ReplyDeleteHi there,
ReplyDeleteToday we celebrated 'Sint Maarten' with Sarah and Beau. I think Sacha knows it from her childhood in Heiloo. It's quite similar to your trick and treat with Haloween. It was great fun with our lampoons and all the singing of the kids.
And we had to think of Maarten too ofcourse. He looks great with that snowman hat! Hope you had fun with Haloween and that everything is going fine.
greets Helen
Hi again! We got your mail today, thanks very much! It's so good to read that Maartens health is so good that he can make the long flight to Europe. Have fun with the preparations.
ReplyDeleteHelen
Hier een bericht vanuit Haarlem om jullie te laten weten dat we op afstand meeleven, en wat dichterbij met opa Nico. Wat een goede berichten over jullie kleine Maarten en wat fijn dat jullie een wat mormaler gezinsleven kunnen gaan leiden.
ReplyDeleteWe hoorden dat jullie met de kerstdagen in NL zullen zijn bij de familie. Geniet er van! En wie weet zien we jullie nog wel eens in het echt.
Hartelijke groet van Hella, neef Franck en dochter Jane.