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What great news… no more chemo. Change in protocol. What a great surprise when we got to the hospital.

CT scan done instead today.. Still waiting for results. B”H in the morning will get them.

Life will B”H go on now…

Gorgeous pics of Moshe from Camp Simcha.

Love Jackie

Treating the kids at the Donald Gordon with funky hair to smiles on all their faces.

May all the kids be blessed with health.

We decided to share our Purim paraphernalia with the kids in the Donald Gordon to put smiles on their faces.  They certainly enjoyed the colourful wigs.  The little kids got colourful clown wigs.  So sweet.

Moshe occupies himself while having chemo.  Hashem has given Moshe a special dose this time keeping him feeling well.  What a brocha.  He is tracing all his special coins onto paper and recording their dates.  Hebrew dates he is converting into numbers and converting them into the English year system. Such good mathematics. Converting, subtracting and then a further subtraction.

Moshe is Bh doing well.  Thank you for the continued support.

Moshe is also very excited about Camp Simcha in August.  It is like 2 weeks of Purim.  Imagine.

Write again soon.  More pics coming.

Love The Altschuler Family

Moshe with his friend Avi eating again. Waffles today 4 Avis birthday.

Moshe on the swing having Chemo at the Donald Gordon

Moshe showing the kids in hospital his giant balloon filled with sweets. Wow!

Moshe riding his bike to piano lesson

Weeks have passed and Baruch Hashem Moshe has been in hospital as scheduled. Not a single day of yontiff in hospital - what a brocha.

Baruch Hashem Moshe has been feeling strong. Who wold believe what he gets up to?! Jumping castle, giant slippery slide, and the most energetic Wi game of boxing for almost an hour. See all our photos in the previous post.

A special thank you to Moshe’s friends for calling and visiting even on chagim and shabbos to keep him entertained and out of trouble. Thanks for all the new card games he has been taught. If anyone knows of games besides elevens, presidents, stress, speed, rummy, patience… please send us the rules!

Moshe did have a slight hiccup in that BELIEVE IT OR NOT his brother Akiva who was immunised months ago got the dreaded chicken pox! We found out quickly and Moshe did have to go for an injection to prevent him from the pox for a few weeks. Hope his baby brother, Levi, who hasn’t yet been immunised, does NOT get the pox. That could mean trouble for Moshe.

His bloods were a bit low last week so we were hoping that by Monday (yesterday) they would be ok for his scheduled chemo. Barush Hashem they were ok and we are in! Yippee!

Be’ezrat Hashem only 3 big chemos left. Then maintenance…

Thank you to everyone for all the love, support, tefillot, friendship and understanding during this scary time. We ride the waves.

BH Moshe has continued to entertain us with meshugene cravings and song. A special thank you to all those who have satisfied Moshe with his cravings and needs.

Be’ezrat Hashem Moshe will have a good week. May you also have a blessed week.

Love,
The Altschuler Mishpocha

Another day at the Burger Box. What a life! Chicken Burger and chips. Yum!

And chips too at the Burger Box.

Moshe’s babies. He keeps an eye on his silkwoms.

Moshe all set to go to hospital bh for chemo today with his suitcase and guitar.

BH Moshe has been doing fantastically. Bloods good. Energetic. Hair growing back - for now. He is full of sunshine, so accepting and understanding.

Moshe has been supported by his wonderful friends - visiting, phoning, making and bringing his favourite foods.Choclate cake is still number 1. Oy!!

He has 4 more big chemos left. Starts at 7am Monday morning. May have to drag him there asleep… BH he will be out of hospital in time for Yom Kippur. Dad will daven extra hard to make sure that they are home in time.

Thanks for checking Moshe’s site. DO NOT BE SHY! Leave a comment - Moshe loves to read them, especially when he’s in the hospital.

Love,
The Altschuler Crew

Here are some pictures of Moshe having his radiation therapy treatments. You can see how the mask is fitted over his face.

The third picture is Moshe enjoying a sucker in the lift after his treatment. And the fourth picture is of Moshe playing on the Wii whilst having chemo.

Regards from the Alschulers

Yesterday Moshe went in for bloods - the results were fair. Nupregen injection at home - to boost white blood cells - must continue. Mom did it on Thursday because our dear Doctor friend, Avron, was not in town to do it this time. Moshe was very brave. Anyone who needs lessons in bravery with needles talk to Moshe about some tips.

Then Friday morning arrived. Woops - slight temperature!!!!  ….Does this mean in hosptial for shabbos?????????? Oh no!!

Got all packed and ready with entertainment for the weekend and shabbos…

Moshe got to the hospital - met with all his hospital friends - Tal, William, Jaimee Lee… had his bloods done. And then finally met with the doctor - Wow. Moshe was NOT staying. What a relief.  Just some Augmentin and Moshe was saved.  Home with the family 4 Shabbos.  Yippee!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks to all the friends and family warming our lives with love, care and
davening. We feel surrounded in the most beautiful way.

Have a good shabbos.

B’ahava
With love
Ezra, Jackie and boys

Hi All,

It’s Wednesday night. Moshe is finishing this week’s heavy chemo at about midnight. He has done well although today he felt very nauseus. He is feeling better now and ate muffins dipped in milk.

The doctors gave us very good news yesterday. The results of the CT scan revealed that the small pieces of the malignant polyp that were left in the back of his nasal passage have with Hashem’s guidence melted away under the chemotherapy.

This was the first marker to evaluate the effectiveness of the chemo on Moshe’s condition. Thank God the chemo is working as was hoped and with the radiotherapy, the chemo and other treatments that follow, the doctors are hoping with Hashem’s help to cure the cancer and erase any chance of it returning.

We are ecstatic with this positive development and can only thank all of you for praying so hard and diligently for a refuah shleima for our Moshe.

This news strengthens our resolve and knowledge that it is through our prayers that Hashem is responding and giving a refuah shleima to Moshe.

Please continue to daven for our boy, Moshe Yair ben Beyla Tanya, for a refuah shleima as we can see that Hashem is listening to all of our prayers.

Thank you again.

Love
The Altschulers

Moshe filling up with popcorn and chemo

Moshe searching his website for messages left for him. Keep them coming…