Longer Life Span

I read in a medical magazine recently that the hemophilia lifespan is now close to the normal average.
It really made my day because thirty-one years ago when my son, Dwight, was born the lifespan for those with hemophilia was only in the late thirties to early forties.  What amazing news!

Even though Dwight's ankles are very painful when walking from so many internal bleeds as he was growing up and he is needing surgery to fuse them both- one ankle Dwight is walking bone on bone- yet overall compared to my father and the previous generation Dwight is doing great health wise. We have so much to be thankful for.

Although Dwight has had to slow down a lot in the last six months it has enabled his creative side to come to the forefront giving him something to be proud of- beside housework :)  Here are a couple samples of his craftsmanship that Dwight personalizes and sells:

2015

 

Dwight is still staying busy working at the body shop ...,

 

watching and keeping up with Case at our home every 

other weekend..,

 

and spending more time making special memories with Kara and her two kids.

2014

The year 2014 has already passed by for Dwight, who still works at a local body shop, and factors weekly to keep his bleeds under control. 
It was another year getting older..,

 having and being with Case every other weekend..,

then finding a special girl..,

and now making memories with Kara!