When I was updating the web site for Nick and our family and friends, I asked Nick what he wanted to have as a quote on each page. When he was 8 and was diagnosed …
Many people have never had scans so I thought I would show you what it looks like. If you don’t like small spaces, getting a scan can be a real problem. I has my first …
On April 2, 2004 I will be walking in a Walk-A-Fun to raise money for the National Children’s Cancer Foundation and my school (Resurrection School). I hope to be able to walk 15-20 laps which …
When you have a really bad illness there is a place that sometimes can make something you wish for come true. Today, Joy and Kristen visited me at my house. They work with a company …
On January 13th when I finished chemotherapy I could hardly walk down the stairs because the treatment for cancer made my muscles and bones very weak. I wanted to get my old life back and …
Since I started my chemotherapy treatment I watched a lot of cooking shows on the food network. There was a lot of yummy stuff on TV that I used to dream about eating. I really …
The principal at my school, Sister Giorgi used to say: “If God brings you to it, he will bring you through it!” This picture shows one of my funniest teachers: Miss Dooley with Sr. Giorgi. …
Nick’s eye was removed on January 13th. Nick’s retinoblastoma (cancer #1) is not considered heritable and thus random, we suspect that a mutation on chromosome 13 may be related. While it is not exactly understood …
On December 26th I went in for routine blood labs. I was called back to the hospital for a platelet infusion, I had a fever and I was admitted into the hospital in the afternoon. …
My parents and the doctors changed my in-hospital chemotherapy so that if I got a fever and neutropenia (low white cell counts), 7 days later, I would be home for Christmas. I got chemotherapy today …