Virginia and I had the great good fortune of attending our friend Deb Pomerleau’s wedding in South Paris, Maine, on a glorious New England fall weekend. We also stopped at the Roosevelts’ family home in the Hudson Valley on Sunday and Monday.
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Sports fans across the world were happy to see Kelly marked his return to the soccer pitch this afternoon. He played a good, aggressive goalie in the first half and hustled up a bunch of scoring chances in the second half. Alas, his team, the Revolution, lost, 3-2. He also went down multiple times, drawing one foul. It seemed like old times!
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Kelly came home Sunday afternoon. Blood count was improving – a great sign – and he was feeling better after three quiet days at CHOP. On his discharge papers, we got the closest thing to a diagnosis so far: Crohn’s Disease. Kelly is in good spirits and we’re confident we’ll figure out how to manage this thing.
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This is Kelly at the Weird Al concert back on Aug. 15. He hadn’t been feeling well since our trip to Ireland, England and Scotland at the beginning of the month. Now we know why.
A five-day stint at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP, around here) has uncovered that Kelly has an illness called inflammatory bowel syndrome, an autoimmune disorder that targets the GI track. It can be managed with medicines and generally good living. There is no cure. He is currently being treated at CHOP.
To everyone who has prayed, called or generally aimed some good energy at Kelly – and all of us – thank you!
He is feeling better and on the mend. We’re hoping he comes home this weekend. Wanna wish Kelly well? Click on the Comments section under this posting.
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