10. Zackery and I rode on a plane at 6:15 a.m. The sun wasn't even out yet and Zackery was very happy that the flight attendant offered him pretzels and apple juice for our flight. Plus, the flight was NOT full, so we got a row all to ourselves. We even managed to take a 20-minute nap.
The ride home was a full flight and Zack instantly made friends with the adult male next to us. We encouraged him to become an organ donor when he asked, "So what brought you to L.A. for the day?" It's always amazing to see the special sparkle in someone's eye when they see a miracle sitting/standing in front of them.
9. Zackery met his mom's long-time friend, Cassandra and her husband, Alvaro. They were kind enough to navigate L.A. traffic for us and drive us to Zack's appt and back to the airport afterwards. We are so thankful for their help!
8. Grandpa Lloyd and Grandma Max took our family to dinner to celebrate my (Tiara) birthday! The ribs at Famous Dave's were tasty and the company well-enjoyed! Layla was such a piggy diving into the ribs before anyone else. Her face was covered in bbq sauce; you couldn't get in her way of eating those ribs.
7. Walking through Westwood on a Thursday afternoon searching for pancakes was fun. Most of the restaurants were closed until 11 a.m., so Zackery had to settle for chicken nuggets from BK. He also scored a BK crown. Oh yes, we also found a doughnut shop and got a Simpson's donut for Zackery to enjoy.
6. L.A Weather - It was a nice day! Great for walking!
5. Jumping! Zackery enjoyed climbing on all the ledges and quickly leaping off. Up and down, up and down. "Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"4. Successful Blood Draw - Zackery was a champ---he had drama-free blood draw and required ONLY one poke. He's getting so big. By the next visit, he might be able to sit himself on the chair and only need to hold my hand. I'll be so sad the day he asks me to go wait in the waiting room for him.
3. Stickers - For his success, Zackery earned himself around 15 stickers. We ran to the elevator to get checked in and when I turned around, Zackery was covered in stickers. He was so proud of himself! He even let me have one of his Jessie stickers.
2. Diddy Reise Ice Cream Sandwiches -- I celebrated my birthday by purchasing a self-created ice cream sandwich. Two Chocolate chip cookies with chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream in between. YUMMY! All the yumminess for only $1.50. Zack also had one and we just sat there, people watching, eating our treats.
1. TWO THUMBS UP FROM DOCTORS -- Zackery impressed another one of his doctors, Dr. Vargas. His doctors continue to praise how healthy he is. There were no changes to medications as his blood draw showed healthy numbers. He is now down to two medications, the ones he'll be on for the rest of his life. We got to see our usual nurses who checked us in and beamed at how much Zack has grown. We were just a tad sad that we didn't see our favorite - Dr. Venick. But we'll be back in June. At the conclusion of our check-up, Zackery was able to select a very festive hat for coming into UCLA for the day. We <3 Our Hospital!
*Thanks Family for helping us with making this trip a success*
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