tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80667616158243844692012-02-16T09:41:17.917-07:00Ralph and Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04370084520284036137noreply@blogger.comBlogger261100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066761615824384469.post-6818472619388815952009-11-17T12:27:00.005-07:002009-11-17T12:46:03.204-07:00

razzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05075801770779080991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066761615824384469.post-31823854915940403852009-08-31T01:11:00.003-06:002009-08-31T01:50:12.677-06:00

It has been a really long month.As some may know Ralph's 32 birthday would have been July 26th, my family and I celebrated it by having a Ralph inspired dinner, this meant we had ribs( his favorite) and all the side dishes where appetizers(moms potato salad, jalapeno poppers, Mexican corn) it was so good, for dessert we had chocolate cake. After dinner we sat around sharing our good memories and

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The end of June Misty, Treysen and I took a trip down to Arizona for Calebs birthday, while down there we spent time with Samantha and Remi we had a lot of fun I think we should move!For Calebs birthday we went to a Diamond Backs game(they lost) and after the game there where fireworks, Scott told Caleb that the fireworks where for his birthday it was really cute.Aaliyah, my mom, brother, sister,

razzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05075801770779080991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066761615824384469.post-70395729957074240462009-07-27T00:09:00.012-06:002009-07-27T00:43:28.537-06:00

I know I am bias but come on look at that smile I love it!I love the picture of Treysen and Papa they are so cute together.

razzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05075801770779080991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066761615824384469.post-62070608842064741132009-05-23T00:34:00.002-06:002009-05-23T00:41:28.183-06:00

This is not the first time he has eaten cereal but this is pretty much the reaction I get every time he eats and after he does this for a few times he then starts to blow raspberries and spits it out all over me.

razzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05075801770779080991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066761615824384469.post-47748315232954737712009-05-08T22:43:00.007-06:002009-05-08T23:19:56.529-06:00

Once again its been awhile since I have posted anything.Misty, Aaliyah, Treysen, and I just got back from a trip to Arizona. We where visiting family, it was a lot of fun and I cant want to go back to see everyone again.While we were there we went to an old town that had gunfighter shootouts, salons, and an old church. It was really cool to walk through the town, we also went swimming, and

razzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05075801770779080991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066761615824384469.post-17508302838677542592009-04-12T02:22:00.003-06:002009-04-12T02:37:40.760-06:00

So I have been Trying to post a video of baby T rolling over for the first time and for some reason I can't get blogger to download it. I will keep trying but for now I will just tell you about it.So Wednesday of this last week Treysen surprised me by rolling over with out any warning, he was on the floor laying on his jungle mat and he just rolled over, and of course I didnt have my camera. So I

razzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05075801770779080991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066761615824384469.post-31088626714479425742009-04-09T23:59:00.008-06:002009-04-14T01:45:34.533-06:00

Here is the video of baby T Rolling over for the first time!I thought that we were still a few weeks away but I was wrong.

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Just like his dad always has the remote in hand. Look at my little GQ model always striking poses. Ok so sometimes you just have to take silly pictures this was one of those times. Misty and I like to call this one jar jar binks. HaHaHaHaHaHa

razzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05075801770779080991noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066761615824384469.post-80362822418711487812009-02-21T22:49:00.006-07:002009-02-21T23:42:51.813-07:00

Sometimes I really would like to strangle Aaliyah on Thursday she decided she wasn't going to come home from school. She was suppose to stay after school and go to the computer lab, then ride the last bus home, she should have been home by 4:30pm, but she never showed up so Misty had to go looking for her.Misty tracked down one of her friends who told us she was with a group of girls and they

razzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05075801770779080991noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066761615824384469.post-73333228094825317012009-02-18T22:38:00.002-07:002009-02-18T22:46:45.874-07:00

My Little sweetheart. Even with his cute cone head.

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I started labor at about 8pm Sunday November 9th, I went to the hospital Monday morning at 8am and they started giving me pitocin. So after 35 hours of labor and dilating all the way to a 10, and then having a c-section Treysen Rafael Placencia was Born Tues Nov 11th 2008.

razzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05075801770779080991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066761615824384469.post-5023703468972093882009-02-09T11:26:00.002-07:002009-02-09T11:49:13.192-07:00

Sorry its been a while since I have posted anything at this rate I will never get caught up to the current date.After I broke my foot life became less eventful for a few weeks. I couldn't drive due to the walking cast so I didn't leave the house much. I was able to get the rest of things set up for Treysen's arrival, with a lot of help from Aaliyah she help me put his room together, which

razzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05075801770779080991noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066761615824384469.post-22226882161272616352009-01-12T00:04:00.002-07:002009-01-12T00:53:18.362-07:00

So I said I would start out by telling you about some events that happened over the last few months.To start things off I was laid off from my job on Oct 10th. By the 10th I was so tired physically from being pregnant, working full time, and just emotionally drained that in So many ways it was a good thing, at the time I thought I had about 4 weeks left till my due date. The next week I didn't do

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It has been awhile since we have updated Ralph's blog. It has been very hard over last few months and I am still trying everyday.I want to start by letting everyone that has called, come by, or sent cards and letters that I am eternally great full.I also want everyone to know that I am going to keep up the blog. It was originally set up so that we could keep everyone posted about Ralph, and now I

Ralph and Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04370084520284036137noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066761615824384469.post-79525932862380037092008-08-17T15:10:00.002-06:002008-08-17T15:15:48.832-06:00

Our family would like to thank everyone who has sent words of comfort, prayers, contributions and visits. It is hard to express our appreciation for all your kind acts and thoughts during this difficult time.Please continue to read our blog. We will be posting updates about Ralph's family.

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It is with great sadness that we inform you of Ralph's passing at about 12:10 am today. Our family was able to be with him to the very last moment. The funeral will be Wednesday, August 6th at 11:00 am in Orem, UT. Here is a link to his obituary.

Just call me Granny!http://www.blogger.com/profile/07989644196931463486noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066761615824384469.post-30422891066569830452008-08-01T09:00:00.003-06:002008-08-01T09:11:52.621-06:00

Ralph's condition worsened this week. Yesterday, his wife and I made a mad dash to LDS Hospital. Ralph was put in ICU. They had to push several IV's to get Ralph re-hydrated. Later in the evening though, he was enjoying watching the USA/Turkey basketball game.As of this morning, he is maintaining his own blood pressure but still in a lot of pain. The doctors have scheduled a CT scan today,

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Ralph had a physical therapist visit yesterday and provide him with some exercises to do at home, to help build up his strength. Right now he is having difficulty getting himself up and down and walking is not only painful but difficult. A few nights ago he made the move from the main floor to his bedroom upstairs and it took a few people to help. Fortunately his brother is extremely supportive

ophelia diedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00590070870251489119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066761615824384469.post-4702251597233668732008-07-27T23:25:00.002-06:002008-07-27T23:28:10.462-06:00

The website may look a little different for the next couple of days. I'm trying to give it a face lift and add a little flare to it, but the changes will come little by little. But don't worry. It will all turn out for the better.

Scooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14833219713985190989noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066761615824384469.post-83501374145519424612008-07-22T22:21:00.004-06:002008-07-22T22:25:42.093-06:00

Saturday is Ralph's Birthday. Please send emails (ralphsamyloidosis@gmail.com), cards and letters (address on the right). Let's surprise him!

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Ralph went up to the hospital on Monday. They took 16 samples of blood, a chest x-ray, and an EKG. They also gave him a tentative calendar for the SCT. I mis-informed you last post concerning the insurance, Ralph only had approval to proceed in the process, not approval for the entire process. That's why it is a 'tentative' calendar. After each step, the hospital will submit approval to the

Just call me Granny!http://www.blogger.com/profile/07989644196931463486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066761615824384469.post-76908915076491842062008-07-20T09:15:00.001-06:002008-07-20T09:17:28.414-06:00

Ralph received the official letter from the insurance company on Saturday and the transplant has been approved! Now off to the hospital on Monday for more tests.

Just call me Granny!http://www.blogger.com/profile/07989644196931463486noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066761615824384469.post-21330009868335242002008-07-11T22:25:00.008-06:002008-07-17T15:36:05.134-06:00

We visited with the transplant team on Friday, July 11, 2008. We had been told to plan on about 5 hours and they were right. Ralph had his vitals taken, then met for about an hour with Amity, the Physicians Assistant. Amity wanted a history of what has happened and how we got to this point. After we finished Ralph's history, Amity left us and met with Dr. Ford.We had about a 30 minute break.

Just call me Granny!http://www.blogger.com/profile/07989644196931463486noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066761615824384469.post-27764150967840788682008-07-10T22:50:00.003-06:002008-07-10T23:03:57.235-06:00

I saw Ralph today and he told me he had a doctor visit with the Nephrologist. Nothing to note from this visit, but he did get a few more things to help. The doctor gave him some forms so he can have a disabled parking pass (now we will always have celebrity--I mean front row--parking for Ralph) and as Ralph said, "I got bionic legs."Here is a picture of what they look like:

ophelia diedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00590070870251489119noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066761615824384469.post-71265962141459894732008-07-07T22:29:00.009-06:002008-07-08T22:45:21.726-06:00

Sometime in February or March, Ralph started having problems with his stomach. He couldn't eat much and was having pain when he ate anything. By May, the problem had become so bad he had lost weight and could barely eat anything. It was nearly impossible for him to eat anything dry, like a sandwich. On May 12th, he went to the doctor.Ralph's appointment was with the Physician's Assistant. A few

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