I have been staying in constant contact with the Ventura family and while they don't have much downtime to call or respond to your messages, they are appreciative of your love and support. Juggling the boy's schedules can be exhausting - we can relate, everyone is busy! They are trying their best to keep Nikolai's schedule as normal as possible (he loves his soccer team and dance so that is a huge priority!) while balancing Roman's hospital visits. Needless to say, we have two very tired parents! They are strong though, and your notes of encouragement keep them going! Tatyana sent me a picture of Roman the other day in the hospital. There is a spark in his eye that is fierce. He is a fighter! The staff at the hospital have fallen head over heels for him (how could they not?!) and cheer him on throughout the day. Kaiser has been incredibly responsive to Tatyana and Anthony. They are in good hands. Please continue to send your messages - they are reading them and really do appreciate each and every one of you!

Many of you keep asking me how can you help? I keep asking Tatyana that same question. At this point, raising funds on the GoFundMe page and sending gift cards from Munchery or GrubHub gives them the flexibility to use the GFM funds when they need it for home health care or cash in a food delivery gift card when meal planning seems too exhausting (especially on those nights they get home from the hospital late in the evening). There is a tab on this website titled Ways to Help. On the top far right is a box with the meal delivery and GoFundMe information.