7th Grade Ends, New Adventures Begin

As the school year winds down with one bang, Max will be starting off his summer vacation with another BIGGER bang! As of tomorrow morning Max & Co. will be off on Max’s Make-a-Wish trip…. a Mediterranean Cruise! There is absolutely no way we will ever be able to thank Make-a-Wish and all the generous donors who make wishes come true for such deserving children. This entire process has been so truly wonderful, we’ve met so many great people and had so many incredible experiences.

There are so many people to thank for the memories that are being created that I don’t even know where to begin. First and foremost there are our Make-a-Wish friends: Max’s Wish Granters, Robert and Sheri and his Wish Manager, Carlos. Also a HUGE and special thank you to Maggiano's - Little Italy Restaurant in Scottsdale for giving Max such an amazing send-off party and Brooks Brothers at the Biltmore Fashion Park for so elegantly outfitting us for “Formal Night” on the cruise.

Stay tuned, we will be updating here with the latest news and pictures of “Max’s Mediterranean Adventure”. Arrivederci tutti!

7^th Grade Outstanding Science Student of the Year

School's Over, Let’s Go Home

Max and His Wish Manager Extraordinaire Carlos

Captain Max Prepares to Set Sail

The Golden Rule

A few months ago we were approached by a lovely young woman who is a journalism student at Arizona State University. She was working on a project about “The Golden Rule” and wanted our permission to spotlight Max and his involvement with Kids Playing for Kids. She came out and interviewed all of us including Max’s superhero “Coach Tav” but we never heard anything else….that is until last week when I was researching something else for Max and I came across this video. All I can say is that I wished I had been smart enough to realize she might have been using the video for something that was going to be placed on the world-wide web.…I might actually have combed my hair!

A Lot of Days in the Life of Max &Co.

It was brought to my attention recently (OK more than once by both Michele and Max) that I have really sucked at keeping the blog updated. I really don’t know why I haven’t updated these last few (OK, many) months, perhaps we’ve become boring (hardly!) or perhaps I’m just lazy (this option gets my vote). Either way I’ll do my best to bring everyone up to speed.


On the medical front, we have been our version of relatively calm. This means that we have only had a few new diagnoses pop up. The most notable at the moment is the possibility of rheumatoid arthritis in Max’s hands. The jury is still out on this as we are awaiting several test results to come back. In the meantime we have added twice weekly sessions of intensive occupational therapy for his hands as well as added a new specialist to our “dance card” at Hopkins. That’s right folks we are already set for our yearly pilgrimage to our Mecca known as “Johns Hopkins Children’s Center”. Most people are attempting to exit the frigid northeast while we desert rats are actually charging ahead praying for double digit temps and less than a foot of snow.

Max has also been “rocking it” on all academic levels. He has made the honor roll each quarter and continues to excel and grow in all areas. Once again he has some great teachers that have been putting up with me, no small task and really helping Max succeed. On the extra-curricular front Max was just named student coach/manager of the school’s baseball team. For those of you who know Max this is a perfect fit for him, he’s in seventh heaven!

So there you have it, a very quick update on “A lot of days in the life of Max & Co.”