Introducing "DIABLO".... Our New Stray Kitty

This little fella arrived at our home last week.  As we live 3/4 mile back in the woods, when a stray kitten shows up, it's pretty desperate.  Yes, I am "The Crazy Cat Lady Back in the Woods".  My two girls, Mimi and Jada have been absolutely horrid to him.  It's like they sit in wait.... one on the hot tub and the other on the picnic table.  We saw Jada "stalking him" yesterday.  This from the 2 girls who HATED EACH OTHER until he showed up. Go figure!

He cries constantly.  Lets me come within 5 feet of him, then one of the girls will attack him.  "That's MY mommy!  Stay away from her".

So, I'm feeding him well and hoping that he can make friends with the girls.  You can tell that the little guy WANTS to meet me, but it looks like he's going to have to toughen up.

DIABLO

Stem cells help regrow heart tissue in small study

Stem Cells AMAZE me.  (Can you tell?!)  A bit of news.... Dominic no longer needs glasses for his far-farsightedness.  He wore glasses for 50+ years....  go figure!...

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The new study involved 25 patients who had suffered very serious heart attacks; 24% of their heart's major pumping chamber had been replaced by scar tissue. One year later, doctors saw no improvement in those randomly assigned to get standard care. Among the 17 given stem cells, however, "we reversed about half the injury to the heart," said study author Eduardo Marban, director of the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute in Los Angeles, in an e-mail. "We dissolved scar and replaced it with living heart muscle."

US begins stem cell trial for hearing loss

US researchers have begun a groundbreaking trial to test the potential of umbilical cord blood transplants, a kind of stem cell therapy, to treat and possibly reverse hearing loss in infants.

While Finn McGrath still faces many challenges due to his cerebral palsy, his mother is grateful for the things he can do.

"I don't know how much worse off he would have been without the stem cell transfusion," McGrath said, pointing to his normal cognition, lack of seizures, good hearing and vision.

"We remain hopeful that he will continue to improve."

Amazing! Read the rest here....

More Superbowl Sunday Fun

After feasting on Sushi, the boys played with their new toys.  They shot up about 8 boxes of shells.  Note the .357 MAG trenches the bullets created.

Ping gave all the boys haircuts..... that girl can do anything!  Like Chris said, "Wow!  Sushi and a Shave.  This is the life!".

Hung out in the game room, then ventured back into the kitchen for my homemade pizza and "make your own" Antipasto Salad bar.  Indulged in multiple bottles of champagne.....

Enjoyed the football game immensely.  We were all happy to see a New Orleans son, Eli Manning, perform so well with his Giants.

Note the trenches!

All in All, it was a SUPER FUN WEEKEND!

Superbowl Sunday Sushi

Ping got started early making Sushi.  She really outdid herself.  Because Dominic isn’t a fan of raw fish (and we’re leery about his immune system from the Stem Cell Transplant), she fried up softshell crab, HUGE shrimp, hot sausage and crab sticks for his sushi.

She completely took over my kitchen for hours.  Avocado, green onions, cucumbers, fried eggs, asparagus, carrots, lettuce, salmon, tuna and spicy tuna.

She made every combination imaginable, as well as Spring Rolls.

Chris arrived just as she was finishing up…. Let the feeding frenzy begin!

Besides being Beautiful, it was delicious.

This absolutely knocked all of us out!

Check out the size of these shrimp!