Simple Joys in Life: Hangin' Tough

Monday, October 20, 2008

Hangin' Tough

On Saturday Emilie, her friend Lacy, my friend Danette, and I went to New Orleans to see New Kids on the Block in concert. All four of us LOVED them when they were a young boy band, and so we were really excited to see them in concert as adults.

The concert was AWESOME. AWE. SOME. They totally rocked the arena, and it was fun to relive a little bit of my childhood.

Before going to the concert, we shopped in the French Market and had dinner in a sidewalk cafe.

Danette and Laurie at dinner

Emilie, Lacy, Danette and Laurie - ready for the concert!

Joey, Jordan, Donnie, Jonathan, and Danny singing "Dirty Dancing" on Stage B:

Singing "Please Don't Go Girl" (one of their old songs)

They sang quite a few songs from their new album The Block, and many from their old albums, too.

If I could, I would find a way to attend this concert again.

Who was YOUR favorite New Kid? Mine was JOEY!!

3 comments:

Kela said...: Hey - I went to the concert too...back in 1989. My friend and I camped out in front of the Centroplex for tickets. My fave alternated quite a bit, but never Danny.; October 20, 2008 9:09 PM
Just Me said...: I can't believe you went to see the New Kids on the Block (aka NKOTB)! That is so crazy, but SO fun! What a great time!; October 20, 2008 10:02 PM
Renee said...: Oh my gosh, I'm so jealous! I loved them way back when. I saw them in concert in '89 when I was at LSU! I loved Jordan.; October 20, 2008 10:41 PM

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Biliary atresia is a progressive inflammatory process that begins very soon after birth. In the most common form, called extrahepatic biliary atresia, the delicate ducts outside the liver are affected first. White blood cells invade the ducts, which become damaged and may whither or completely disappear. Bile is trapped inside the liver and rapidly causes damage and scarring to the liver cells. Further scarring of the liver tissue may result in cirrhosis.

On average, there is one case of biliary atresia out of every 15,000 live births. Females are affected slightly more often than males. In the United States, approximately 300 new cases are diagnosed each year.

The cause of biliary atresia is unknown. Auto-immune mechanisms may be partly responsible for the progressive process that takes place. Recent research suggests that a viral infection in susceptible infants could result in biliary atresia. About 10% of cases have other associated congenital defects in the heart, blood vessels, intestine, or spleen.

Although the cause is uncertain, it is known that biliary atresia affects only newborns; it is not hereditary; it is not contagious; and it is not preventable.

A surgical procedure called the Kasai (hepatoportoenterostomy) can be performed in hopes of saving the liver. With the Kasai, the liver is connected directly to the small intestine, circumventing the gall bladder. The Kasai is usually successful in 1/3 of cases, while the other 2/3 result in the need for a liver transplant. Anthony's team of doctors were unable to diagnose Anthony with biliary atresia, and the Kasai was never performed. We learned after his transplant that the Kasai would never have worked, and we would have traveled the same road to transplant.

Monday, October 20, 2008

Hangin' Tough

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