News & History
Published
Ray was published this summer! It’s his first published article on a website that’s not mine. Actually, it’s a site run by his Tae Kwon Do instructor, Mark, who is also a Science teacher at Lake Braddock Secondary School. Ray got a picture of a very large beetle and Mark had […]
For the Labor Day Weekend Show
Years ago, in that before kids period of life, we used to go to a lot of concerts and live shows. For years we had tickets to two different series of shows at Merriweather Post. We were also Associate Members at Wolf Trap, which guaranteed getting good seats as you […]
Flying Circus
It’s been a while since I put up any new photos. I thought these would be good ones to show off. We went to the Flying Circus in Bealeton on August 17th. It’s an old fashioned air show, with bi-planes. You can even ride in some of the planes. Ray […]
NIH Protocol for IGF-1
Starting early Thursday morning and ending Sunday night Ray and I were staying inpatient at NIH. According to recent research, XSCID boys who do not fully reconstitute a strong immune system also have problems with growth. A number of them are below the 3rd percentile for height. It seems that […]
Another T-shirt
I think this was the first of this series of t-shirts that we purchased. It’s still my favorite.
Victory Junction Gang Camp
Well Ray is very excited! He got his acceptance letter from Victory Junction Gang Camp for this summer. His friend Michael who went with him last year also got accepted. So did Forest, who’s never been before. The camp theme for the week they will attend is Superhero Week. I […]
SCID Initiative
The IDF has finally announced the SCID Initiative on its website. I thought that an e-newsletter would be forthcoming as well, but perhaps it’s still in the works. The SCID Initiative is a concept that I’ve been working on with Marcia for several months now. It’s a dedicated fund held […]
Blue Man Group
Went to a great show last night – The Blue Man Group. It was at the Patriot Center. I really have to credit my friend Lynn with the idea to go. She’s really the reason we went. She’s seen them before, but thought Ray would really like it. The show […]