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Entry 21

Today the kids had a check-up with their doctor, which actually turned out to be really good. I had been looking forward to this check-up, because at Fritz's last gene therapy appointment they ran some tests and today the doctor was going to tell us how affective the therapy has been. I know that it's been working, or else I've been imagining him getting better. I write this because he seems more active than when he first came home, and besides the coughing fits and his proneness to bruising he seems healthier. Maybe those are normal for all babies, I don't know if it is or not, but it certainly makes me feel better.

So soon the time came for their check-up. The doctor decided to do the actual check-up before giving us the news. I didn't have any trouble with this; after all we wouldn't want to forget about that.

This part went as usual, except for the fact that the two of them were due for a booster shot. As soon as Regina and Fritz saw the shot, they began to cry and hold on to their 'Fati' tightly. Yep, Prussia almost has the two of them calling him Vati. As for me, they have no problem calling me Mama. At first I thought I would have a problem with this, but it's hard for me to be mad at them.

The doctor didn't see anything wrong with this crying however, and was eventually able to calm the two of them down enough to give them the shot by giving them some candy. This worked well when it came to giving the first one the shot, but as soon as it was over he began to cry again, which meant we needed to repeat the process all over again for his sister.

After the shots, the doctor was able to tell us how effective the therapy has been for Fritz. He explained that because of the range the gene mutated there were several things wrong with him, so for the therapy they had been focusing more on the critical problem. This problem was that he had severe hemophilia. The gene therapy that they were trying is still in its infancy, but according to what he said, the tests show that it has been having some positive effect. According to him, when Fritz was born he had virtually no clotting genes in him; now he apparently has about 2%. I know that doesn't sound like a lot, but the doctor kept reassuring us that that does make a huge different since it lowered him from being severe to only having it as a moderate. He also said that now he is good enough to take a premeditative medicine and treatment that will also help.

As for his other health issues, his coughing mostly, the doctor said that at the moment the most that they can do is medicate him to try to deter the issue by raising his immune system. I guess if that's the best they can do right now, that's better than nothing. At least now it means his life isn't in as much danger, right?

After the appointment, we took the kids home and I left Prussia to watch them as I went and ran some errands before dinner. This went as usual, and when I came back I found the two kids playing with Prussia. They were really getting into it until Prussia shot up when he noticed me in the doorway. Sometimes I think that Prussia has the same attention span as them, and at times even shorter.

He then told me that I had several calls on the answering machine, and then went with the kids to see what I had bought. The majority of the calls were from the usual lot, including one that reminded me of an overnight meeting I have coming up. After I checked the messages, I then went to making dinner; much to the enjoyment of Fritz who has lately like watching me cook.

I decided to make spaghetti and meat sauce; much to the enjoyment of Regina who since I allowed Italy to baby sit for an afternoon has loved spaghetti. After everyone was done eating and the dishes were put away, the four of us spent the evening like how we usually do.

With maple syrup,

Matthew (Canada) Williams

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