Hi Everyone,

It's been a while since our last update but that doesn't mean nothing has been happening. It was such a busy Christmas and New Year period and it is hard to believe it is the end of February already.

Jasmine had her first dance concert at the end of last year and it was fantastic to see her up on the stage. She had a lot of support there on the day and she really loves it. She is doing it again this year and has started doing 'Fab Fours' and 'Fairy Ballet'. She is a bit of a favourite at Planetdance and we would like to thank everyone for there support. When they found out that we had been doing fundraising they wanted to do there bit to help out aswell and are putting on a concert in April. We will keep you posted on that one.

We have done really well with our fundraising and we are all set to head off to the US in July which is great. We are attending the Magic Foundation convention in Chicago which begins on the 24th of July. We are really excited and looking forward to getting as much out of it as we can and hopefully in the process try and give Mulibrey Nanism that little extra bit of exposure. The trip wouldn't have been possible without the generosity of people in the community and those who know and love Jasmine. For those of you who saw the article in The Leader you would have seen the big contribution made by the 'Menai Mongrels'. We would really like to thank them for everything that they did.

Jasmine had her most recent scan on February 14th and the doctors are very happy with the results which is fantastic!!! It is hard to believe that for such a little girl it has been almost 2 years since being in remission. Jasmine will have 1 more CT scan in May and then she will move on to having 6 monthly ultrasounds for the next 2 years. This is great as after having CT scans every 3 months for the last 2 years under general anesthetic the ultrasound is much better for and obviously the less radiation the better. While anyone who has dealt with cancer will identify it is always in the back of your mind but it is great to be able to focus on other things for Jasmine and start to look to the future.

We are starting to put things in place for Jasmine to go to school next year. She will be going to Woronora River Public School which is the same school that her brother Jaidyn goes to. They have been very supportive there and things have already been put in place to get railings and other aids in place to make the school more user friendly for Jasmine. It is a great school which is perfect for Jasmine. Just walking through the school and at the front gate Jasmine is already known by so many kids which should also make things easier as well.

The list of doctors and specialists is evergrowing as well. Jasmine has recently seen a speech therapist, opthmologist and most importantly endocrinologist. The clinical specialty of endocrinology focuses primarily on the endocrine organs, meaning the organs whose primary function is hormone secretion. These organs include the pituitary, thyroid, adrenals, ovaries, testes, and pancreas. An endocrinologist is a doctor who specializes in treating disorders of the endocrine system, such as diabetes, hyperthyroidism, and many others. I put this in because I had to look it up myself to find out exactly what it was that we were looking at.

As a result of visiting Jasmine's endocrinologist they believe that she has Metabolic Syndrome. This is something else we can add to the list of 'Things that make Jasmine unique'. One of the main things for us to consider with this is growth hormone injections. With everything she has gone through there are going to be some benefits from this but obviously resulting side effect as well. Big decisions to be made there.

I think that's about it for the time being. It has been a busy couple of months and there are some exciting things to come so we will make sure our next update doen't take so long.

Wayne