What a Week!

This week was truly more than Alex and I could ever have dreamed of. He texted and sent pictures each day and we spoke a few times and each message I received was full of joy and excitement about the day's adventures! In true Alex fashion he started the week not knowing anyone but had made good friends and endeared himself to the faculty by the end of the week. 

Saturday was a travel day so not much to report other than Alex did a fabulous job navigating security without me there (He travels with HUGE amounts of liquids from meds to his IV fluids and TPN). Sunday was the freedom trail, and they worshipped at the Old North Church which is where Paul Revere signaled the British were coming by sea and not by land. They also saw the site of the Boston Massacre, the Massachusetts State House, Paul Revere House, and the Bunker Hill Monument. They had lunch at the Green Dragon where the constitution was drafted and dinner in Little Italy. 

Fauniel Hall

Top Of Faniel Hall

Samuel Adams

Old North Church in background

Paul Revere

Site of the Boston Massacre

Monday, they spent the day at the JFK Library. It was one of Alex's favorite days. 

Bunker Hill Monument

Tuesday, they toured Harvard. (He said he likes DBU better) and then took a drive up the coast to Rockport. In Alex's words, "Rockport was heaven on earth". He would have stayed there the rest of the week if he was allowed!

Wednesday brought a Harbor Cruise and then a visit to Adams National Park to see the home and library of John Quincy Adams. 

USS Constitution

Adams Library

Harbor Cruise

Thursday, they toured Walden Pond, Louisa May Alcott's Home and the sites of the battle at Lexington and Concord.

Battle of Lexington and Concord

Louisa May Alcott's Home

Walden Pond

Friday, they toured Yale University. Alex was extremely impressed with the library which holds 500 million books and the first Guttenberg Bible. In the afternoon they went to Mount Tom State Park.

Guttenberg Bible

Alex called me from the airport to let me know that he felt like he was sick, but that it was worth every minute! He is home and doesn't feel great, but we are hopeful he is just run down from a crazy, busy week. 

Thank you for everyone who prayed for him over this special time. We also have another prayer request. As most of you know Alex is alive because of TPN (IV Nutrition delivered through a permanent IV in his chest that feeds into his heart). Along with his TPN that runs over night he uses IV fluids all day. During Hurricane Helene a Baxter Facility that manufactures and stores 60-70% of the IV fluids for the country was damaged and is offline. Hospitals are conserving Iv fluids and postponing elective surgeries, but this is a scary time for those that rely on these fluids for their life. Please pray that this facility can get back online ASAP and that in the meantime Alex's infusion pharmacy can find another source of his necessary fluids.

Ali