Southern California Vacation Photos

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We all had a great time. We had excellent weather for our whole trip. We went to Disneyland, Universal Studios, SeaWorld, the San Diego Zoo, and a few different beaches.

Disneyland

We had a great first day in LA. We saw the La Brea tar pits, then got
Wes a snack at the Farmers market and did some shopping at The Grove.

After a short nap, we headed to Disneyland. Wes was excited to see
all his favorite characters. The weather was perfect, and lines were
short. Wes loved the rides.

-dk

Blast off!

Wes got to ride in an airplane for the first today. All week long he
has been anticipating the trip and letting everyone know, "I go plane".

As the plane got up to speed on the runway he yelled blast off right
on cue. As the plane gained altitude he had a smile on his face so
wide that I thought he might injure his cheeks.

-dk

Thank you

Eric had a wonderful Memorial service today. It was so nice to have so
many friends and family members present to honor him.

Nikki and I want to thank everyone for their continued support
throughout the last 15 months. We drew our strength from the thoughts,
prayers and love we received from so many people. We hope Eric's life
touched each of you as deeply as it did us.

I plan on continuing to share our experiences through this blog, but
posts will be less frequent and hopefully won't include any medical
terms.

If you are a facebook user, you can connect with either Nikki or I
there:
http://www.facebook.com/mrdavidkendall
http://www.facebook.com/people/Nikki-Kendall/1181987986

Thanks again,

-dk

Memorial service

A memorial service will be held for Eric this Saturday, October 10, at 10 a.m. The service will be at Celebration Covenant Church, 16868 Giles St. Omaha, NE 68136.  A luncheon will be held following the service. 

In lieu of flowers, we ask that you donate blood if you are able to.  Information can be found at http://www.givelife.org/ or by calling 1-800-REDCROSS.  Monetary donations should also be directed to the American Red Cross.    

-dk

Resting peacefully

Eric's struggle ended this afternoon at 4:15. He passed on peacefully
and both Nikki and I were able to be by his side as he began his new
journey. Services are pending.

-dk

Wrong turn

Eric is having a rough night. He was doing fine during the day but
began having trouble breathing then his heartrate and blood pressure
dropped. They had to put him back on the ventilator and give chest
compressions. He is stable now, but needing a lot of fluids and drugs
to keep him there.

-dk