http://celticclans.oakandacorn.com/stridesblog Armed to the Teeth and Battling Cystic Fibrosis Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:38:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of Keira's birthday presents was a set of Barbie roller blades/skates.  With out a doubt she had a blast! http://celticclans.oakandacorn.com/stridesblog/?p=36 Well, it's been another whole year and Keira is now four years old! Keira blows out the candles on her Tinkerbell cake. Keira has been very healthy over the last year for which we are incredibly grateful.  Some of the more sobering statistics for CF are those prior to 1970.  For instance, ... http://celticclans.oakandacorn.com/stridesblog/?p=35 I seem to be really bad at this blogging stuff.  But, anyway for those of you who are following Keira's progress here's some encouraging information that we got from her last monthly checkup. Keira has grown nearly 4" in the past 2 months for a total of 37".  While this still ... http://celticclans.oakandacorn.com/stridesblog/?p=34 It's always nice to have a security blanket handy and our "little Linus" is never far away from hers.  Recently, Keira's mom was able to afford better health insurance thanks to a decent steady job.  However, this was not without issue. In the process of changing over, the new plan claimed ... http://celticclans.oakandacorn.com/stridesblog/?p=33 The final totals are in, the items have been shipped, and I am thoroughly stunned at the success of this year's auction. Let me give a huge "Thank You!" to everyone who contributed; whether that was via bidding, donating items for auction, paypal donation, or sending 'well-wishes', prayers, blessings, etc.  ALL ... http://celticclans.oakandacorn.com/stridesblog/?p=32 Keira's second annual silent auction is now underway.  Each year we hold a silent auction for her medical fund. So far we have been very lucky. She is now 2-1/2 years old and she has only had one lung infection that has required hospitalization. (See this blog entry for ... http://celticclans.oakandacorn.com/stridesblog/?p=31 As some of you may know, one of the major activities in our family is blacksmithing. Although we make items for ourselves and for sale regularly, every year for the past 15 years we do a blacksmithing demonstration at two of our local county fairs. When Keira was born we ... http://celticclans.oakandacorn.com/stridesblog/?p=30 As you may have guessed from the picture below, not everything has been going as well as it had been. What started out as a sniffle (and was misdiagnosed as "allergies") persisted for two weeks and turned into full blown pneumonia from a lung infection.  Keira finally feeling better after ... http://celticclans.oakandacorn.com/stridesblog/?p=29 Well folks, it's been quite some time since I last posted an update. But fortunately, as they say "no news is good news". As you can see Keira has been doing quite well these past 5 months. With only minor lung infections that were quickly quashed Keira is rapidly ... http://celticclans.oakandacorn.com/stridesblog/?p=28 Keira with her "Opa's" stethoscope 12/1/07 For those of you who have found your way here from the "Woodworking and Blacksmithing Tool Auction", I wish to thank you very much for placing bids. The above photo was taken just a few days ago, and currently Keira is still recovering from a ... http://celticclans.oakandacorn.com/stridesblog/?p=27