AA is on his way home now...we get the results hopefully by Friday. At work very upset...my company (TCHS) is NOT making an exception for me even with my situation in allowing my to carry over my PTO to next year. So now I have to take 3 weeks off in Dec in which I was saving in case AA ended up in the hospital. Don't understand how people could be so mean and insensitive....but all I have to say is that my child comes first and if that means that I lose my job if I need to take off to be with him then that it what it will be!!!

Praying everything goes well today....AA is at Sloan getting a kidney test and echo test...they are making sure his kidneys and heart is doing well before he start chemo again.

After a long torturous day, we are on our way home with great news....AA passed his hearing test and most importantly his tumor has shrunk once again :) One of the doctors even think what is left is only scar tissue and not the tumor BUT they do not want to take any chances and so AA will have 3 more rounds of Chemo with the 3 Stem Cell Transplant starting Dec 8...they said the next 3 months will be the hardest time in AA/our lives BUT for today we are going to enjoy the good news we received :)

As we wait for AA to come to the recovery room...my hubby breaks down....in return I break down...he is now feeling better but now I can't seem to turn of the faucet :(

At Sloan now...AA is getting accessed....breaking my heart to hear him crying but thinking positive for today's MRI at 10am....need all the prays today for good news

AA's Mass For The Living Thank You

Good Morning To All,
We hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with their friends & loved ones. We would like to thank the friends and family that were able to attend AA's Mass For The Living yesterday, especially Michelle's parents Alicia & Hector for all the hard work they put into preparing the event. We also would like to thank those that helped in the clean up afterwards and Our Lady of Fatima Roman Catholic Church for helping us hold this event for AA. It was very nice to see so many people support our son as he gets  closer to being cured. It was great to receive the prayers and blessings from the many in attendance and we would also like to thank Father Jack for his faithful prayers and support of AA.
Thank you so very much everyone!
AA, Michelle & Roi

Happy Thanksgiving

Every day is a wonderful time to celebrate the joys of life and love. Today is the day that most of us in this country take a moment to give thanks for all of the wonderful blessings that we have. We are especially happy for the lives we have and the blessing of having a son that is getting better with each day. We are also very happy for the wonderful support we have gotten from so many friends, family, co-workers and new friends that we acquired during this journey including the wonderful staff at Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Their great amount of support and experience in trying to save our son's life has been so appreciated.  We are glad to see him progressing and hope that he will be cured soon. We have no idea what life would be without our boy and thankfully with their help we will not need to.

We look forward to giving you continued good news regarding AA's prognosis and the difference we KNOW he will make in helping other children with his positive results. Have a wonderful day with your loved ones!

Andrew Aidan, Michelle, Beemer & Roi LeGar

AA's Photo Shoot Sneak Preview

Hello everyone,

Please view a sneak preview of the wonderful pictures taken during AA's recent photo shoot sponsored by Inspiration Through Art. Inspiration Through Art helps to tell the stories of little heroes and the struggles they battle with as they fight various childhood illnesses. We had a very nice time with Anel Martinez the photographer from Dreamscape Photography.

Thank you & enjoy.

Andrew Aidan, Michelle & Roi

Thank You For All Your Help!

Smiles, Smiles &  More Smiles

Thank You For Helping Us Smile

Father & Son

AA's Mass For The Living-Please Confirm Attendance

Hope every one is having a wonderful Friday. Just want to remind everyone that there is a private Mass For The Living for AA and it is happening the Saturday after Thanksgiving. All The information is below or on the right hand side of the blog. If anyone would like to see us all and wish us luck and join us in prayer as we begin the next phase of chemo this would be a great time to do so. At this point we are requesting that those that would like to come, to please let us know that you are coming via e-mail. We need a confirmation because Michelle's mother & father, Alicia & Hector, will be providing refreshments and snacks afterwards and they would not want to over buy or fall short of items for all our lovely friends and family. We look forward to seeing you soon. Have a great day!

Please e-mail us at:

Michelle: m.legar@gmail.com

Roi: r.legar@gmail.com

Roi

Happy Thursday Everyone

Hello Everyone! Hope you are all having a great week. We are soooo happy to have this time off from the hospital. AA has been doing much better this week. He has been acting like himself again, playing, talking, he even picked up a couple of new words, like purple, scissors and done. He has been getting occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy and special instruction. His therapy has been productive and he seems to be liking his therapists much more than when they started working with him three weeks ago. On another note he started to eat like himself again since yesterday, we are so happy since the last two weeks he was not eating his normal diet.

AA Loves Basketball

I just wanted to share this cool video of AA running around in the school park by our house. He was having a great time and really got a kick out of watching a guy play basketball. He really does show off the set of lungs that he has. I guess like father like son. I must warn you that you will have to lower the volume on your speakers if you are at work. He really does give Pavarotti a run for his money.
Roi

Thank You

Thanking my wonderful mother and sister for putting together the flea market to raise money for AA. It was successful due to the help of friends and family...in particularly my dad, my aunt Maruja,my cousin Lilly Villacis, Teresa Santos and her husband. Thanking every since person that attended the event. We also wanted to thank everyone from Jack Resnick & Sons that contributed to German's run for AA. Thank you!
Michelle & Roi

Flea Market

Hello Friends & Family,

Michelle’s mom and sister will be participating in a Flea Market this upcoming Sunday in an attempt to raise awareness of Andrew Aidan’s brain tumor.

The flea market information is below:

Our Lady of Fatima Roman Catholic Church

25-02 80th Street East Elmhurst, NY 11370

Directions by bus or train: 7 Train or E or F Train to Roosevelt Avenue then take the Q-47 bus to 80th Street & 25th Avenue.

When: Sunday November 13^th, 2011 from 9am-5pm

Who: Please look for Alicia, Hector, Maruja & Stephanie at table 19.

Let’s raise awareness to help Andrew & other children with AT/RT.

Meeting German & ALL the Wonderful Jack Resnick & Sons Team

AA & and I had the pleasure of meeting German, AA's Marathon runner, his wife Maria and all of the GREAT team at Jack Resnick & Sons. We truly appreciate the help that they gave us while showing an AMAZING amount  of support. It was an amazing experience. Please enjoy the pictures.
Roi

Jack Resnick & Sons Team

AA with Teddy Bear given to him by German

Jack Resnick & Sons Team

Get Well Card Outside Cover

Get Well Soon Card Inside

Posting by German 2 days after the marathon. Please read!

Thanks to the LeGar's (dog included) for coming out to support me and all the runners in this years NYC Marathon. Andrew is such a handsome little man! And the signs were great! The marathon was a great success and I look forward to running it again next year. The fundraising has gone very well. I expect to finish collecting all the funds before Friday. I was amazed by all the support I received for this cause. What is most important is that Andrew recovers from this battle. Money will not do this...but hopes and prayers and believing can! So let's keep thinking of AA and let's keep pulling for him.

Note about Internet Browsers

Hello Everyone,
It has come to our attention that certain aspects of our blog are not functioning properly. After reviewing some settings it may be an issue with Internet Explorer. I suggest trying Google Chrome. For some reason the blog works fine with Chrome and does not suffer the occasional temper tantrums that are faced with Internet Explorer. Chrome is really easy to install and best of all it's free. Search for Google Chrome and select the option to install it on your PC. Once installed you should enjoy our blog once again.

Sincerely,
AA's Blog HUGE Tech Support Department of ONE Person.
His DAD

PS. He is currently training for a position here in the Tech Department. ;-)

2011 Halloween Pictures

Here are the pictures as promised of our two little pirates!

Nature Time

nature feels great after radiation

2011 NYC Marathon Pictures #3

2011 NYC Marathon Pictures #2

2011 NYC Marathon Pictures #1

2011 NYC Marathon Pictures & Radiation is FINISHED!!!

Hello everyone,
GREAT news! Today was our LAST day of radiation and we are SOO HAPPY! Our little trooper made it through this phase of treatment. Next up: Chemo in Dec. We will worry about that when that day comes! For now we will enjoy the time off.
In regards to the marathon, WE had a great time! AA was so happy to see all the runners running for some great causes. We would like to thank German for running with AA as his cause.
Enjoy the Pictures as they come in the next couple of postings.

Roi

Go German Go!