A 13!!!

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Jake has a good reason to be goofy... he passed his sweat test! The normal range for the level of sodium in sweat is 0-40. 40-60 is considered borderline CF. Over 60 is considered a definitive indicator of cystic fibrosis. Jake, thankfully, received a 13 on his test.

The test began with a five minute shock treatment. They taped two electrodes to his right leg and turned on a small current. Jake started whimpering almost immediately, and it got continually worse until the test ended. The nurse administering the test stated that he wasn't nearly as bad as some of the children that she has performed the procedure on, so I guess that's good. As soon as she turned off the electricity, he calmed down and became interested in what was going on. She then wrapped some gauze on his leg, and we killed 30 minutes walking around.

We got the results back around 4:00 this afternoon. I met Jake and Michele on their walk and we split a mini bottle of champagne in celebration. After that, we made the all-important calls to the grandparents to let them know the results as well.

Tonight, Jason and I caught a late showing of the new Transformers movie. It was a very good flick, and definitely a buy when it comes out on DVD. There was a ton of action, and quite a bit of humor. I did, however, get reminded why I hate seeing a movie in a crowded theater. While some people enjoy the reaction of a crowd, I could do without it. People seemed to laugh at weird times, and there was SO MUCH clapping. If you're at a live performance, clapping is great. When you're watching a movie, clapping does nothing to inspire the performance. Oh well. I would recommend anyone looking for a big summer blockbuster to go and check this one out in the theater.