tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135489072024-03-07T19:06:53.565-07:00Cafe con LecheA Chapin, a gringa, and two mixtos.Beto and Laura Perez Speakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198944178395783836noreply@blogger.comBlogger704125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13548907.post-64224003770184318022014-02-26T17:24:00.002-07:002014-03-19T00:18:48.058-06:00SUCCESS!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Beto got his license a couple of weeks ago! Of course we were, and are, so excited! He practiced a lot, especially the morning before his test. He was blessed with a peaceful, calm instructor (very different from the first time) and did very well.<div>
Afterwards we went out to lunch to celebrate at Bai Plu Thai, of course. Where else? Then we ran a bunch of errands and wore out the kids! </div>
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I took Jack for a long walk to the "fresh off the farm" strawberry stand. mmmhmmm! Strawberry season has arrived! </div>
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I now have my first student that I'm tutoring in English, a man my age from Honduras whose wife is from here. Needless to say, we have a lot to talk about. Last week was Santi's birthday, the big 0-5. We had a great time at Legoland and the Legoland hotel. We were blessed with tickets to the park so we were able to stay at the hotel. Everything is Awesome!!! If you ever get a chance to stay at the hotel I highly recommend it. Everything is themed and there are legos everywhere! There is dance music and a disco ball in the elevators and a giant woopie cushion under the floor by the elevators. We are so thankful Shelby, Dave, and Ben could go too. When we returned home it was time to clean the house and prepare for Santi's party. The theme was Pirate Bunnies in Outer Space. Boring, I know. </div>
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Almost three months has passes since my last post. Those months have been filled with a lot of excitement. We celebrated Christmas and New Year's, which included celebrating Advent for the first time, and starting a few new things.<br />
Advent was amazing, something I plan to make our family tradition from now on. The lessons were just right for our young kids, and they loved "lighting" and blowing out the candles. Also something that seems to have become a tradition for us is to visit the beach for a little bit on Christmas Eve, later in the afternoon. Santi and I especially enjoy making "sand angels".<br />
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Beto and I have been actively searching for jobs. I was accepted as a substitute for a small Christian school where I have some "connections" and have subbed there a couple of times already and am set to sub at least twice in March. I also got accepted as a private tutor with a tutoring company but have yet to be paired with a student. I am working on getting in my application to sub with LBUSD. I am also actively pursuing acceptance into a credential/Master's in Education program, but am still doing some research between two different schools.<br />
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Beto has his "final"(?) appointment tomorrow at the city's hiring agency, so please be in prayer for his job search. At his first appointment, God put him with someone from his home country who prayed over us and for us (down the street and around the corner, of course, off of the government property). It was very encouraging! He also has his driver's test this week. Please be praying for him too on WEdnesday at 11am Pacific time. I just pray that he won't drive too much like he did in Central America. If he can do that, he should be fine!<br />
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The kids are great. We are getting excited to celebrate Santi's and my birthday's next month (but mostly Santi's). <br />
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And finally, today Bela got her first vaccinations!!! It was such a big deal that passed without any fanfare, but I am so excited. Truthfully this is just another stepping stone that means she truly is moving farther and farther away from the abnormalness that we experienced her first year of life. So much was put on hold for so many months and now that she's started this process , it's another sigh of relief and reality that she can be a healthy kid. She has to start from the beginning as if she's a newborn. She did great, although she did cry pretty hard for about 10 seconds, until the lollipop came into the picture. Then she was fine. I felt like telling her, "Hey, at least it's not chemo!" But I didn't think she'd appreciate it at the time.<br />
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We are grateful everyday for our health and blessings that God has given to us and are always mindful of those whose paths have become harder than ours. Thank you for all of your prayers and please pray with us for those who are still fighting and mourning for loved ones. </div>
Beto and Laura Perez Speakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198944178395783836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13548907.post-966369671159843652013-12-06T00:13:00.003-07:002013-12-06T00:13:50.755-07:00Le Grande Post<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Beto has been teaching a new class called "Zero English" for a few months now. Our church hosts a ministry called Friendspeak in which community members who want to better their English are paired up with a church member with whom they practice. They use the Bible. Some ability to read, write, speak, and understand English is required. The church receives some calls from people who have a desire to learn English but are not yet at the level required to participate in Friendspeak. Those students now have a place to go, and it's Zero English. Beto works with them on very basic vocabulary to help them get to the point of being able to join Friendspeak. He has wonderful students and they always have a lot of fun!<br />
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This past month in November we finally finished up our season of traveling. We are very happy to be home more with the kids and settle once more into a routine. First let me talk about "Fundraising Bootcamp". Even if you don't ever have to raise funds, I would still recommend it! It's a two day intensive lecture style seminar. I certainly can't go into much detail but we really enjoyed it, learned a lot and made new friends. One reason I say that someone could go to it even if they didn't have to raise funds is because many of the principals he teaches can be applied to life in general: building and maintaining relationships, praying for those who encourage you, sharing your life story with others in 30 minutes or less and telling them how God has worked in your life, and how to ask and give Biblically. I learned new insights into scriptures that I had never thought of before about how God provides for His people. <br />
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We also were in Portland for about a week. We attended Discovery labwith Kairos, a Church of Christ church planting organization, in which a team of interviewers asks us all kinds of questions about every aspect of our lives over a two day period. They learn about us and we learn about them to see if we are a good fit to partner with them. We were also required to host a time of worship and another time of sharing about ourselves in front of the group: our pasts, how we met, and our call to ministry. We made new friends there too and it was so encouraging to hear other stories of God's faithfulness! Many of you know that we had done this before a couple of years ago but needed to do it again since so much time had past with what happened with Bela. At the end of our time it was clear that right now God has other things in store for us. We are not sure what that may be, but we are going to take a month or two to pray, continue to find healing in Him from all that we've been through these past 17 months, and seek His guidance and counsel. <br />
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We are excited about the future and the plans God has for us. We have our goals for 2014 which include finding some more normalcy for our lives: work, getting our own place, and living with two very healthy children. We'd appreciate your prayers. <br />
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And for a short update on Bela: yesterday she had an oncology check up and her counts were better than ever!! She is finally not having diarrhea, which is a first for her since October! She only gained .1 oz. in the past two months, but she is developing well, learning a few new words here and there, and eating like she's in some kind of competition! On Tuesday we took her to Disneyland for the first time. It was a perfect day, perfect weather, and we all had a great time! We praise God for simple pleasures like these!<br />
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Beto and Laura Perez Speakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198944178395783836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13548907.post-85183361981863811082013-11-28T15:10:00.000-07:002013-11-28T15:10:18.722-07:00Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Hanukkah!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Beto and Laura Perez Speakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198944178395783836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13548907.post-59416679807010815912013-11-07T22:55:00.000-07:002013-11-07T22:55:32.188-07:00A whole season has passed<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Time sure flies! To bring you up to speed, let me recap the highlights since the last time I wrote.<br />
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In August, Beto and I got to take a short vacation without the kids in San Diego. Mostly we just spent a lot of leisure time not cooking food or cleaning up anything, or working or waking up at 6am. We also spent most of the month getting ready for Strategy Lab.<br />
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In September, we attended Strategy Lab for Kairos in Lincoln, NE. It was a fun, challenging, inspiring, deep week and we made a lot of awesome new friends. We were hosted by Leroy and his wife Rox (sadly we didn't have much time with her as she was out of town). We couldn't have had a better host family!!! We enjoyed a Kairos couple's retreat after SL somewhere out in the middle of nowhere in Nebraska, but it was beautiful! except that I am certain I am allergic to the midwest. I thought I might have the flu, but in less than 24 hours after coming home, I was miraculously better! The beach air is the best air (wait, maybe my body missed the SMOG???!) Seriously, Strategy Lab really allowed us to clarify our vision, mission, values, and much more for our future church plant. Now our Ministry Plan is complete! We thank God for the wise Kairos staff who teach and encourage us. <br />
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I'm thankful to my mom, sister Glenda, my aunts Romaine and Glenda, and my niece Shelby who all helped out so much with our kids while we were gone. We are getting ready to go away for another week to Discovery Lab in Portland, OR and they'll be helping again (except for Aunt Romy who's on a cruise...pppfffssshhh...whatever!) We attended two years ago when we'd first moved back from Honduras, but with Bela's sickness and all of the time that's passed, Kairos thought it'd be a good idea to attend again, to see how we've changed as people, because we certainly have! We had to take some personality tests, spiritual gifting tests, etc. and I got much different results. I really wasn't expecting that at all. I'm looking forward to a week of fellowship, learning, and growth. I'm not really looking forward to being observed ALL.THE.TIME, but I know it's for our good.<br />
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Bela is doing well. She's had some nasty stomach virus once a month for the past two or three months, it seems like, but her blood counts are always "perfect" and she plays and eats and sleeps well. <br />
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Santi is great. I've started homeschooling him and today he read his first "BOB" book. It was very exciting for both of us! We're taking it kind of relaxed this year since he's only four. It's like an appetizer for the main course that will be Kindergarten next Fall.<br />
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Beto and I will also be attending a "Fundraising Bootcamp" in Dallas this month. We'll be home for one day after Portland to watch Santi be a ring bearer in our friends' wedding, then we're taking the kids with us to Dallas! We're staying with some very close friends who also have a boy and girl close in age to Santi and Bela. Once we get back home Beto and I will begin fundraising like it's a full-time job! We are very excited though to get going and be able to move the next chapter in our lives! We have made some contacts here in Long Beach with other pastors and another church planting organization that have confirmed to us our calling to go and plant a church. </div>
Beto and Laura Perez Speakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198944178395783836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13548907.post-49847962216434975662013-08-01T18:45:00.002-06:002013-08-01T18:47:21.028-06:00An update and a request<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Long Beach Church of Christ<o:p></o:p></div>
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Long Beach, CA 90807</div>
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It is with much joy that we write to you and pray that you
are experiencing God’s blessings in your lives.
This letter is to inform you of our situation as missionaries and our
work in the Lord Jesus Christ.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We began as part-time domestic missionaries in August 2011
at the Long Beach Church of Christ. Some
of our work includes evangelism, and English and Spanish classes. Our goal has always been to serve and help in
the ministry of evangelism of our Lord. In June 2012 we were ready to begin the
process of transitioning as church-planters with Kairos, a Church of Christ
church-planting organization. With the
sickness of our daughter last year, those plans were put on hold. Now we are ready to begin that transition
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We would like to invite you to consider partnering with us. We are raising funds now for this fall, a temporary
preparation period consisting of a lot of training and traveling, praying and
fasting, seeking God about which direction He wants us to go. <o:p></o:p></div>
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First is Strategy Lab from September 9 to the 15<sup>th </sup>in
Omaha, Nebraska and then Discovery Lab is November 9 to the 16<sup>th</sup> in
Portland, OR. These seminars teach us to
use our gifts and skills, to discover our calling as planters of new churches. We will be attending a “boot camp” called
“Bodybuilders: Center for Mission Mobilization” for two days where we will be
trained in how to more effectively raise funds for the long-term and for larger
amounts. The dates for this event are
still tentative. For this season we are
in need of your prayers and your collaboration.
We appreciate your support and your hearts. Acts 20:35<o:p></o:p></div>
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Here is a breakdown of the costs (for both of us):<o:p></o:p></div>
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We will be in contact throughout the fall with you and you
are always welcome to ask us how it’s going.
Checks can be made out to the church with our name on the memo and sent
to the address at the top of the page.
Blessings to you and yours.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Beto and Laura Perez Speakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198944178395783836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13548907.post-80487312307824003622013-07-19T17:44:00.001-06:002013-07-19T23:32:01.974-06:00Just fun Stuff, man!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love my sister! Here she is overcome by how much I love her shoes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I've never added a movie before and I did this on accident, but here you can see Bela in motion. Now she is walking like a pro.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bela picked up a Cosco-sized bag of chex mix from the bottom. " Oops, did I do that?"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kid loves to eat. Here she is with her first pizza crust.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting ready to take some memorable Mother-daughter-sister photots</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">aawww...isn't that special?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And now, for your enjoyment, the authenticity of the Speaks girls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She taught us everything we know...*tear*</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the library, the city's orchestra came with a lot of instruments. Santi was one of only three kids that showed up, so he got special attention and was able to play all of the instruments for however long he wanted!</td></tr>
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Beto and Laura Perez Speakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198944178395783836noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13548907.post-61255576083914440012013-07-18T13:36:00.001-06:002013-07-18T13:36:38.680-06:00Never Forget<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Summer is my favorite season. The warmth alone could do it for me. It's so stressful to me when it's cold to have to put on so much clothing. If you leave the house without a scarf or jacket in the winter, you're miserable outside (of course, this doesn't happen much here in SoCal). But I also love the long days, concerts and movies in the parks and beaches, bbqs, and just general, overall relaxing. The feeling that everyone is just supposed to have FUN! Many people take vacations, and if my kids goes to bed a little later than usual, I don't worry about it. It's summer!!!<br />
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I'm very mindful this summer, however, of what we were going through at this time last year. I had just given birth to our second child two weeks earlier. I was looking back at this blog from July last year and it started out just begging people for prayers for our daughter Bela. I've been thinking back everyday this month, especially since Bela's birthday on the 5th. We were in the NICU, confused and frustrated and scared. She was getting sicker and sicker. The drs. were testing her for many different diseases, viruses and infections. After awhile, we just wanted a diagnosis, no matter how grim, so that the waiting could be over and so that we could get started on treatment. Of course, now we know that the "waiting game" had only just begun.<br />
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Sometimes I wonder, would I have done anything differently? What would that look like? Should I have journaled more instead of watching TV? Would I have read my Bible more? Taken (and posted) more pictures? Should I have asked for more help? Should I have felt sorry for myself and bought more iced blended mochas from the hospital coffee kiosk? <br />
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I know I wouldn't have done anything differently, because that's how it was done. Now, if we were to have a relapse and had to go through it a second time, well, of course, because we have experience, we would do things differently. But do I regret what happened and how it happened? No. I don't even regret not drinking those mocha frappes, because I'd probably be fatter and poorer than I am right now. <br />
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Even though it's not been long at all since things started to calm down (Bela came home in February and was declared cancer-free in April), it sometimes seems like just a blur. Did that really happen? and to us? And now I have thoughts like, Does Santi (our oldest) have cancer because he's complaining of a stomach ache? Questions I never thought I would have, and it's scary still sometimes. But we are different people now than we were a year ago. And I hope, for the better. <br />
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God allowed us to go through this trial for many reasons, some of which I won't ever know. But I know that we see His grace, mercy, and love everyday and we give all the glory to Him who has blessed us so much!</div>
Beto and Laura Perez Speakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198944178395783836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13548907.post-38212977220013315302013-07-10T14:09:00.004-06:002013-07-10T14:09:50.393-06:00Celebrate Good Times, Come On!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Bela celebrated her first birthday on Saturday July 6th. We enjoyed a large party with awesome friends and family. We were also celebrating the fact that she is now officially 100% cancer free!!!. We are deeply grateful for all of the prayers, calls, cards, concerns, encouragement and support this past year from so many loved ones around the world! <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bela "sharing" her first ice cream sunday with her brother on her real birthday the 5th</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bela with "Grandpa Bob", one of the awesome volunteers at Miller Children's!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christopher loves to give kisses and hugs!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our friends Sherwood, also a cancer survivor, presented Bela with her Cancer Survivor medal from the American Cancer Society</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Happy Birthday to you!"</td></tr>
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Beto and Laura Perez Speakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198944178395783836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13548907.post-4569384352450002862013-06-28T23:40:00.001-06:002013-06-28T23:40:07.010-06:00It's been a little while...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...Celebrated Bela's last Broviac cleaning before it was removed on June 12th!...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's the group of girls who raised funds in honor of Bela and ran with us! It was awesome to meet them!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...the "run" was only about 25 yards long? Just ceremonial and fun for the kdis!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hangin with the ladies afterwards. Thanks for the cute crab and book Aunt Romaine and cousin Stacey!<br /><br />So Bela is now officially cancer free and broviac free!!! She turns one year in a week which is so hard to believe! We are so appreciative everyday and can't say "Thanks for your prayers" enough! We are looking forward to a great summer and hope the same for you too!</td></tr>
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Beto and Laura Perez Speakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198944178395783836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13548907.post-78057539656058151562013-05-13T20:27:00.000-06:002013-05-13T20:27:07.819-06:00Tour of Long Beach<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful downtown Long Beach at about 7:30am. Riders waiting to start.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Tour of Long Beach is a wonderful event sponsored by Wells Fargo for the Johnathan Jacques Children's Cancer Center, where Bela was treated. I was asked to speak and share just about 30 seconds from our experience and how much we LOVE that hospital and how appreciative we are of ALL the riders who trained and raised funds for the hospital. We met one woman on the sidelines who asked us, "Is that Bela?" She told us that her husband wasn't sure that he was going to ride since he was still recovering from knee surgery, but when he saw Bela's picture and info online, he decided to ride, and just 3 weeks before the event! We were so touched. Those are the kinds of people we get to meet all the time now and we are so blessed to be a part of the family that is at Miller Children's!</td></tr>
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Beto and Laura Perez Speakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198944178395783836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13548907.post-85162650344884434322013-05-02T23:14:00.000-06:002013-05-02T23:14:05.689-06:00Good News, and no "Buts"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Well obviously after the last post I was pretty down. And with reason. Yet I was really trying hard to be positive. Then yesterday Dr. Z called, and it was one of those life-changing calls. I'll never forget where I was or what I was doing nor how I felt. It was good news! Here's what happened...<br />
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The test results that Dr. Z shared with me last week that showed the abnormal chromosomes were actually from last August 2012 when she was first diagnosed. Those results came from another lab and now that I'm explaining it it doesn't seem to make sense but when Dr. Z explained it I did understand. So on Wednesday he was approached by another Dr. who revealed to him that there was a mix-up and the new test results from about a month ago of her bone marrow show NO chromosome abnormality!!!<br />
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Dr. Z was so happy I could tell in his voice and he had just found out 15 minutes before he called me. I'm so appreciative that he called me right away.<br />
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So what does this mean? Well, first of all it means that Bela will NOT have to have another bone marrow biopsy in another week as was planned. See, this abnormality is only found in leukemia cells, so this is an extra reassurance that most likely the AML won't return and she really is 100% CANCER FREE!!! <br />
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We give God all of the glory and praise Him! We give thanks to all of you and all those who prayed for Bela and our family during these past 9 months. We just can't believe it. I'm still in a bit of a shock. <br />
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When we thought last week that there still may be leukemia in her bone marrow, like I mentioned, I was trying really hard not to get depressed. But you know what this has taught me? "Give thanks in all circumstances" came to mind. Not give thanks that my kid has cancer, but remember to thank God: for His goodness, His faithfulness, His mercy (Bela's still alive and well!), His healing power, and the list could go on. I was actually a bit embarrassed looking back at how down I was, not that it was an abnormal reaction, but that I should thank God the same way and same amount whether my child is healthy or not. That is His will for me in Christ Jesus.</div>
Beto and Laura Perez Speakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198944178395783836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13548907.post-64897144115649517382013-04-29T01:10:00.000-06:002013-04-29T01:10:11.410-06:00Not bad news, BUT...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This isn't a post I've been looking forward to writing. The results came in from the Mayo clinic and they did show the chromosome abnormality that was detected last year when Bela was first diagnosed. It's an abnormality between the 1st and 22nd and is found only in leukemia cells. This was a very sensitive test and some children don't have the "luxury" of having a "marker", such as the chromosome abnormality, to double-check to see if the leukemia cells are 100% gone or not. <div>
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At this point what the doctor said is that they don't want to under-interpret or over-interpret, they don't want to under-react nor over-react. It's not necessarily bad news. He's not jumping to treatment. We are in a "wait and see" holding pattern. He's seen other kids with this same abnormality that don't have anything else wrong with them, no signs at all of anything "off". </div>
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The plan now is that they will monitor Bela more closely. She will have another bone marrow biopsy within the next two weeks. They will be checking her marrow and blood more frequently now.</div>
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Dr. Z did say that he was very surprised because her post-treatment follow-up bone marrow biopsy showed no leukemia, another test they did sometime between January and February showed little to no chance of relapse, and her blood counts have been nothing but great, and improving. Plus, she's had no fevers and is reaching all of her milestones right on time. </div>
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This does not mean that the AML will come back but it doesn't mean it won't. Dr. Z has stated to us more than once now that her type of leukemia is very difficult to treat. It is very rare. As I was Googling it today, it was actually very hard to find information on her exact chromosome abnormality. In fact, from what I understood, if she DID have down syndrome, the doctors wouldn't be worried at all about her having a relapse. Now we just have to wait and be patient. UGH! That's the hardest!</div>
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So on one hand it's not a cause to worry and yet I find myself fretting all over again, just like about 7 months ago. How can I live not knowing if, or when, the cancer may or may not come back? 1 month? 2 years? 5? 20? Never? It's like this cloud over my head and it shadows everything at every moment, and I don't know if or when it's ever going to bring rain. </div>
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Beto is very encouraging and positive. We must continue to hold onto and trust in God and continue to believe in His goodness, His promises, and that Bela is healed. This does not mean that she will have a relapse and right now all other signs point to very good health. Please pray for Bela to continue to improve and to stay in remission. This once again is drawing us closer to Him in prayer and making us mindful again of the thousands of children fighting cancer out there right now, and to not forget them and the more difficult battles they and their families fight every day. We feel very blessed that Bela is home and doing well now. Thank you for all of your continued prayers. </div>
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Beto and Laura Perez Speakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198944178395783836noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13548907.post-53410099181296635392013-04-29T00:19:00.001-06:002013-04-29T00:19:05.331-06:00What's goin on<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bela's met Scott before, but neither of them look too sure.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Out to lunch with great friends!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the doctor's office. Bela posing with her poster!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This dude hasn't taken a nap in 3 years! I had to get a picture.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Santi looooves Jack. Bela's still not so sure.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She's a sneeky one. That's a glue stick.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The signs say it all...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our church's youth group held a fund raiser for World Vision with a 30 hour famine. To raise money they asked people to put money in different jars with the names of our church shepherds and ministers. The one who got the most money in his jar was our own Steve Hay, who had to kiss a donkey for "losing the bet". </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"There's still time. I know you do this in Guatemala all the time!"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Such a gentle one with the animals.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Never a dull moment with these two. Ian accused Beto of trying to steal chickens.</td></tr>
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Beto and Laura Perez Speakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198944178395783836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13548907.post-42823496720196463042013-04-21T17:13:00.002-06:002013-04-21T17:23:20.617-06:00A "Poppy" Festival and a Sugar Fast<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Let me just start by saying that when I go to something titled such as, say, "Poppy Festival", I kind of expect there to be, oh, I don't know, poppies!? <br />
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So we had planned and saved and were all excited to drive aaaaalll the way out to the middle of nowhere, aka, California desert, which has been made into some little cities. Our car got tired on the way there because of all the hills, so I get to take it in tomorrow, but I digress. <br />
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The Lancaster Poppy Festival: "Don't expect to see any actual poppies" should be emblazoned across all of their souvenirs. I was so excited to see acres and acres of fields of bright, orange poppies in all their wonderful California glory! I guess now looking back I should've known: there wasn't any mention of full poppy fields on the event website. I was also kind of expecting there to be everything-under-the-sun made out of poppies: poppy bracelets, headbands, necklaces and earrings, poppy ice-cream, lemon poppy-seed muffins, poppy seed scones, cookies, cakes, and lolli-pops (poppy-pops, anyone?) poppy-colored Crocs, poppy-bongs and poppy chapstick, just to name a few.<br />
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There was a lot to do for the kids though. Carnival-like rides, petting zoo's, dog shows, a little circus, camel rides, and playgrounds. There was an abundance of food and different kinds of vendors of all things imaginable, mostly stuff that's never actually needed. It was pretty expensive, as festivals tend to be, but at least parking was free. That was a surprise. So while I'm glad we went yesterday, I'm not sure we'll ever go again. So next on the list is a day-trip down to Carlsbad to see real live flowers, in fields!<br />
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<b><i>A 21-day Sugar Fast</i></b><br />
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Starting here is where I'll tell you a little bit about my sugar fast. I saw just a quick headline online somewhere about a 21-day sugar fast, and I thought, Hmmmm....I'm trying to lose some weight, get in shape for bikini season (not that I'll ever wear a bikini again), this could be good.<br />
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I tried not to be too strict or stressed out about it because that's when the fast starts to control me instead of the other way around. I did totally cut out certain things like sodas, chocolate, candy, ice-cream, cake, and of course, sugar in my iced-tea, etc. But it was hard to TOTALLY cut out sugar altogether. There is sugar in EVERYTHING! The obvious is fruit and juice with its variations, but there's sugar in even the healthiest cereals, yogurts, oatmeal, breads, and even condiments like ketchup and salad dressings.<br />
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I am happy with how I did, and I feel a lot better physically and mentally! I did let myself try just a few things here and there along the way, though: a sip of Beto's sweet tea from Chik-Fil-a, a bite of my sister's berry cobbler, etc. In the end what I learned most is that I am not made to live without sugar. If God made it, then the body needs it. Now I'm not talking about going all out and eating all sugar all day everyday. Of course in moderation. Life is just "sweeter" (excuse the pun) with chocolate! Especially the "at least 65% cocoa dark chocolate bar with antioxidants". </div>
Beto and Laura Perez Speakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198944178395783836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13548907.post-90599641656185854082013-04-11T17:08:00.002-06:002013-04-11T17:35:51.817-06:00Friends: visiting here and there, plus a bike race<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm sure my Aunt Glenda's sorry she missed this!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wonderful people!!! Bela got passed around a lot today.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">revin' their engines!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Santi came in Second Place!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Santi watching a fellow racer getting interviewed for the news.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bela loving on her old friends</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She really seemed to remember her old friends and gave lots of hugs and kisses.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Santi got to ride in Bela's place AND wear the professional's helmet! This event was a pre-"pep rally type tricycle race between patients, a doctor, and Tony Cruz, professional bicycle racer. The main event is Tour of Long Beach in May in which one team will be racing in honor of Bela and raising funds for Johnathan Jaqcues Cancer Center.<br />
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I also want to add her a huge THANK YOU to all who have prayed for Bela and our family!!! She is doing very well: "army crawling", waving, blowing kisses, saying "hi" and "papa" (figures), eating very well and sleeping great and on schedule, and not showing any signs of illness. All of her blood work came back PERFECT yesterday. Instead of hearing good, final news yesterday however, we were given another waiting period. Her doctor sent her bone marrow to the Mayo Clinic for a very sensitive test to detect any chromosome abnormalities. We will get a call sometime next week. Also, her spleen is still too big so we will be taking her for an ultrasound sometime next week just to make sure that her spleen is the only thing that's in there. We are not expecting bad news but it's still that nagging feeling that we're not "out of the woods" yet. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Practicing for scaring people on our walk.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You know, just a normal after-dinner family walk, with Spiderman and three ninjas.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ah! You scared us!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grandma got dressed up but then decided not to go. Boo!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whaaaat?! I thought pinatas were edible! mmm...edible pinata made out of sugar...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I ate my pinata. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Opening birthday presents</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My birthday present from Santi<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bela LOVES Kevin. She loves all her cousins but here you see such entertaining abilities.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You know, just a normal night at the Speaks' house....babies on the floor and children riding on a lion. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Santi's favorite pastime: snuggle! Bela says "hhhhiiii"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coloring Easter Eggs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Ya-ya, give me some of your grass." Easter grass, that is.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Acacia helping Santi gently place the eggs in his basket.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was one of Mary's four attempts at capturing them during a game. This one came out the most normal!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Easter kisses!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Her favorite face!</td></tr>
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<br /><br />March was a really great month! Just in our family we celebrated Santi's birthday, then Charles', then Kevin's, then mine, and my cousin Stephanie had a birthday too! We celebrated Kevin's bday with the Britton kids' first ever pinata. We also celebrated Easter, of course, which is my favorite Holiday. Praise God that Jesus lives!!! We had a wonderful "Linner" at home with my uncle Bruce and aunt Romaine. Within the next 10 days or so we should find out Bela's blood results. Her spleen is enlarged so the Dr. ordered more blood to be drawn. He said that it doesn't mean there necessarily is leukemia in her spleen, but that it could be scar tissue, or as a result of her infection and antibiotics, or a storage disease. We are praying fervently of course that it isn't leukemia but also that it's nothing serious. She is doing well. She just got over her bout of having rotovirus and C-Diff infection at the same time. She is going to be crawling here anyday now and is growing well. Eating a lot . Sleeping good at night and is a happy baby during the day. Her blood counts, like platelets, red and white blood cells, and hemoglobin were all "perfect" as the nurse said last week so that is a good thing. Thanks for all your prayers and Happy Spring!!! Woo hoo!!!<br /><br /></div>
Beto and Laura Perez Speakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198944178395783836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13548907.post-47925870517606257252013-03-24T13:20:00.002-06:002013-03-24T13:20:45.693-06:00Santi's fourth birthday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I take a "first glimpse" photo every year on his birthday. This year was no disappointment.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Of all the places Santi could've picked, he picked Bai Plu, a Thai/Sushi Bar. Yummy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I made the cake but the waiter spruced it up with whipped cream, cherries, and chocolate syrup. They are the best!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our wonderful friends the Yates came to visit for just a few hours, but it was a lot of fun!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bela was enthralled!</td></tr>
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Beto and Laura Perez Speakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198944178395783836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13548907.post-15524004287499464922013-03-11T15:58:00.001-06:002013-03-11T15:58:20.306-06:00Fun Family times<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting for Bela's doctor's appointment last week. All her counts are great! She is scheduled this Thursday for her *final* bone marrow biopsy. Please pray for us as she has to fast 8 hours before and please pray for there to be "NED": No Evidence of Disease</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We've been having a TON of fun with my sister and her family here from Uganda. Their three kids play all day and play hard with Santi. They also love to read and watch movies. So far we've gone swimming at my aunt's pool, to the park many times, to the pet stores, to Knott's and many other things. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Acacia (my niece) with Bela</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">oh yea, one day all of us girls, plus Santi, went to Elise's tea house. Santi loves to play tea party at home with Bela so we thought he'd love to have a real one. He liked it but what he really wanted to do was play and jump on all the pretty furniture.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">left to right: my sister Mary, our friend TerrieLee, my cousin Bailey, my aunts Romaine and Glenda</td></tr>
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Beto and Laura Perez Speakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198944178395783836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13548907.post-47341642653177804892013-03-02T18:22:00.001-07:002013-03-02T18:22:33.063-07:00A fine day at the beach<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Beto and Laura Perez Speakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198944178395783836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13548907.post-5519364362611540982013-02-20T23:43:00.003-07:002013-02-20T23:43:45.375-07:00Bela's checkup<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">with her Ya-ya and favorite glow worm<br /><br />Bela had her first check up today since she's been home. She's doing great! Dr. Z was very happy with her progress. Her blood counts are all going up and have a ways to go but they are where they are expected to be for now. She is almost in the 50th percentile for her weight now and she's starting to grow some hair back: her eyelashes, her eyebrows, and on her scalp. In just the right light you can see that she has a darker scalp now that looks like what a boys scalp looks like right after he shaves it real close. Since her immune system is still compromised, we can't take her out to crowded places but we can go on walks and to the park. She is scheduled to have her next check up next week. She still has a bad patch of ringworm on her cheek that has spread a little to her forehead but that should clear up as her immune system improves. </td></tr>
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Beto and Laura Perez Speakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198944178395783836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13548907.post-54551333878393877952013-02-16T23:49:00.000-07:002013-02-16T23:49:00.252-07:00A picnic at home<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Beto and Laura Perez Speakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198944178395783836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13548907.post-30312329302695801012013-02-16T23:36:00.001-07:002013-02-16T23:36:08.012-07:00Questions<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Man so many kids are dying of cancer. Seems like everyday I find out on facebook of at least one, and I know there's more. Sometimes I just have to pull myself away because there are literally thousands of facebook pages now set up to follow the journey of all of these kids. <br />
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I know that this is nothing too new, but so we just find out more about these cases because of social media? And I know cancer is not the only disease or way that children die. And I know that everyday thousands of people die. Which leads me to think, maybe death isn't something to be surprised at? Yes it's horrible to lose a child and very sad for anyone to lose a loved one, no mater what age. But in other countries death is more common place. People know it's just a fact of life and they don't seem as shocked by it, or at least not as shocked at what we in western culture may be shocked at. <br />
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God never promised us tomorrow, nor a life without pain and sorrow.<br />
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Beto and I were just talking today about how since Bela was diagnosed we seem to know exponentially more families with a child who has cancer. Well, before, we knew only one. Are we just more aware, more sensitive, paying more attention, or all of the above? For people in professions that see sickness and death everyday, is this the path their thinking takes? I don't know. I'm just thinking "outloud" tonight some things that have been on my heart and wondering you thoughts?<br />
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Before Bela was diagnosed I have to be honest I hadn't really suffered anything so traumatic. I know I am blessed to have lived a good 33 years without anything quite so devastating. I know this probably isn't the norm and many people have had their eyes open to suffering much ealier. <br />
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But, to end with the Truth: Jesus has OVERCOME! He is our peace. Our comfort. </div>
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