Hope this finds all well. Nick has one last day of radiation tomorrow with an intrathecal lumbar puncture. He has gradually become more understanding of the procedure and getting put to sleep every morning. We as a family are truly looking forward to Nick not having to be subject to this treatment anymore. We will not know how adverse the side affects are until at least 5 weeks from now and some may not show up for years. Nick has been feeling great and wanting to do too much. It is hard to tell a 4 year old to slow down. Karen and I continue to owe great thanks to many people. Karen will update and thank some, but it would be remiss of me to not mention the fantastic people at Prospect Hill Country Day School. Kristen and her staff put all the procedes from the holiday show (in which Nick participated and what a joy it was for Karen and I) to Nicks fund. When Kristen told us about what she was planning we were stunned to see the event the way the women were all wearing the orange ribbons was mind blowing. I thought I was just about done crying....not quite I guess. These of course are tears of joy! Thank you Kristen and all the wonderful people at Prospect. You are truly more than just a great place for kids to grow, you are family and we love you all!!! Take care and we will give an update soon, but for now just finish your shopping the economy needs you!!! Oh, quick corrrection from my 1st post. The asperiginase shot that Nick is receiving is once a week so he got his second shot monday and all is well. So, all in all he will have 30 shots for this protocol.
Bye!
Nick is an amazing 6 year old fighting T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). He was diagnosed at 4 years old on Oct. 15, 2008 and here is the story of his courageous battle. This day changed our lives forever. Nick seemed very healthy at the time and the only signs we noticed were swollen lymph nodes on his neck. At first, we thought it could be a virus, but after 2 rounds of blood tests, the doctors confirmed our worst fear, cancer. This site is to show how strong our little boy is.
Update:
Nicholas finished treatment on 11/18/2010. He will continue to go for blood work for the next 3 years. He is still in remission.
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