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.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Day 15 - The Shannon Family
Yesterday Papa took Nick to the mall to see Santa. He ended up being to shy to talk to Santa but we said maybe next time, Colby will come with us and hold Nick's hand. Today, Nick and Greg were up early this morning for the radiology appt. Nick was really upset that he would be put to asleep again. In trying to give Nick a choice, we decided to try and make the mask while he was awake. As brave as Nick is, the process did not work for him. He ended up being put to sleep while the doctor made the mask. We are so proud of Nick and how he tries to be strong and understands that this procedure has to be done. We will start next Monday with a new round of chemo treatments, spinal and then radiation on Tuesday. For now, we are off to pick out a Christmas tree and relax for the week.
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