Fresh outlook for the new year

With the new year comes a new approach. We've been doing pretty good towards our goal of raising $30k. However it seems Aiden's medical bill are nearly twice what we originally planned for and on top of that the IVF center here in New Hampshire said the cost would be $24,700 rather than the $17,000 that we budgeted. So with this one-two punch we realized we were looking at $40k rather than $30k. It was time for a fresh look at this whole situation. After extensive research we discovered that we could have the IVF procedure done in the Czech Republic for nearly 1/2 the price that we had quoted here in New Hampshire. Additionally the center in the CR does more procedures and has a higher success than many of those here in the US. After speaking with two couples that had used the center, both of whom spoke very highly of their experience, we were convinced this was the approach for us. So we made the commitment and have an appointment date of February 13th. We are very excited and are now counting down the days till we leave.

California Dreamin Getaway

In an effort to raise money for the Arenstam Medical Fund my brother Paul has put together a wonderful getaway package that consists of:

2 nights’ deluxe accommodations at the Hotel Vitale located on the revitalized Embarcadero Waterfront and the Financial District of San Francisco.

2 round trip tickets on United Airlines.

A 5-course chef’s tasting menu at the AMERICANO Restaurant & Bar.

Spa treatment with bathing ritual at the Spa Vitale.

A private chef’s wine tasting and tour of the Napa Valley with Chef Paul Arenstam.


This package will be raffled by random drawing on Saturday February 3, 2007. Tickets are $25 each and is limited to 250 tickets.