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Radiation Therapy

By: Mike Mendez|Posted in: Blog|April 16, 2009

Nick underwent radiation therapy twice a day for 4 weeks and 4 days. The amount of radiation delivered to the location of the tumor was 5,500 rads. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is method of radiotherapy …

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12th Gift: Blessings

By: Mike Mendez|Posted in: Blog|April 12, 2009

I don’t think that there are enough words to describe how thankful we are for all that we have been blessed with. When I was writing about “darkness” and finding the light, the light came …

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11th Gift: Darkness

By: Mike Mendez|Posted in: Blog|April 11, 2009

I think that there are always moments in our lives that are dark moments and we do as much as possible to set them aside. We don’t forget about them, we just put them in …

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10th Gift: Technology

By: Mike Mendez|Posted in: Blog|April 10, 2009

We are blessed to live in the 21st century and in a great age of technology. I read in a book once that if you are stuck in the middle of the ocean, you should …

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9th Gift: Cleaning

By: Mike Mendez|Posted in: Blog|April 9, 2009

Nick had a central line in his chest that was probably touched by human hands at least 1,000 times. He had the line in his chest for 9 months and it never got infected. Our …

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8th Gift: Patience

By: Mike Mendez|Posted in: Blog|April 8, 2009

I think patience is definitely a virtue. I also think that kids definitely test your patience. I laugh at some of the “how to” books on parenting. The first time you see Johnny write on …

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7th Gift: Family

By: Mike Mendez|Posted in: Blog|April 7, 2009

When your little boy has cancer, this is a good time to “phone home”. The one thing you can be sure of is that your family will always be your family for the rest of …

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6th Gift: Faith

By: Mike Mendez|Posted in: Blog|April 6, 2009

Faith is an incredible thing. It is hard to believe in something that you cannot see. We are Catholic and we believe in God. The truth however, is that going to church is hard and …

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5th Gift: History

By: Mike Mendez|Posted in: Blog|April 5, 2009

If you entered a drawing and were one of 250 people out of sixty million that were chosen to go on a once-in-a-lifetime travel experience, would you take your camera? I would. The travel experience …

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4th Gift: Advocacy

By: Mike Mendez|Posted in: Blog|April 4, 2009

As parents, we are advocates for our children whether old or young, whether in sickness or in health. In the world we live in today, I wouldn’t send my kids to the park or to …

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