thing. anias continues to fight life-threatening infections and return trips to the operating room. just last week, he had a skin graft. healthy tissue was surgically removed from his back and used to replace disease-infected skin on his head. it is all extremely painful. this is the first day nicole has been here to comfort anias. i ve actually been gone. my 3-year-old has hand foot mouth. hand foot and mouth disease, of course, is very contagious and potentially dangerous for the babies. we were quarantined because neither christian nor i could come here. we didn t want to bring anything here. they make the best of being away. much-needed quality time with aza. road tripping to boston and connecticut. they try to escape the worry. were you able to mentally leave? no. i called a lot. probably very good for your mental health. it was. it was good. but the boys missed her.