We had a full year! And since our last post we had taken several trips. But the two most memorable for Josiah was the trip to Arizona to see his Grandma and Great Grandma (GiGi) and his Make-A-Wish trip to Japan!
Last winter we went to AZ to visit family and act like tourists in Daniel’s home state. We travelled all the way south and saw the wall and far north to see the Grand Canyon. The children loved the weather and wished they lived there. Let them see it in the summer… we will see if they have the same thoughts!
This spring we went to Tokyo and Osaka Japan, it was a LONG direct flight from Boston to Tokyo 14 hours! Once there we took a tour bus to mount Fuji, a train to Kyoto, a Train to Hiroshima, and a Train to Osaka. We ate everything in sight, carried our trash, and found out that you also need your own hand towel for after handwashing. The children loved the polite culture, the food, and the scenery they decided they wanted to live there! Let them visit during the winter and we will see if they have the same thoughts!
Health wise, Josiah is doing really well. He had a few illnesses that required hospitalization to overcome and developed diabetes due to his immunosuppression medication (and his genetics).
He had surgery to correct reflux into his kidney from his bladder. He is still in the recovery of that as the stent caused infection and Josiah became septic. Since then, everything is looking good, healing well, and so far all the imaging is looking positive.
He celebrated 3 years post kidney transplant this Oct. and I cannot help but praise God for his provision thru it all!

Thank you for caring, supporting us and following along!
-Katherine