To sleep…

or not to sleep… that is the question! Currently Lucy and I are at the Hotel DuPont undergoing a sleep study, rather I should  say will be undergoing a sleep study.  Lucy that is, not me.  My sleep study will occur, not as scientifically I might add, over the next 24 to 48 hours when we see how long my body can go with little to no sleep.  I am sitting in the bed next to Lucy...

Summertime

So how’s your summer going? Ours has been busy to say the least, but we are making the best out of all that summer has to offer… Sophie is loving it… and Jack too! Megan is just as pleased and Lucy is too... some of the time! We have eaten our fair share of ice cream   and experienced our fair share of hot weather! We have have spent many afternoons playing...

A medical update of sorts…

I’m a summer slacker; I admit I have not been the most diligent blogger as of  late. I have been spending most of my time with my kiddos, trying to keep up with daily living, and traveling from East to West and North to South. We just returned from Atlanta where we had our first follow up appointment with Dr. Shoffner’s physicians assistant Maureen Starns. We took the entire family in hopes...

UMDF Symposium (Lengthy!)

I am going to do my best to recap all of the events from the 2010 Mitochondrial Medicine Symposium that took place in Scottsdale, Arizona at the JW Marriott Camelback Inn Resort, where yes indeed it was hot and dry.  I had an awful time trying to stay hydrated in spite of  the excessive amount of fluids that I was drinking.  By the second day, I was loosing my voice and developed a...