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L O V E & P R A Y E R S 4 N A T H E N
"Nathen" October 2007
Our little man has already been through 4 chemo's.
Heart Wishes for Nathen!
"This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes,
rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty
for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt, courage
to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, Love to complete your life."
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This weblog is our online journal of our little boy Nathen, that you can call "Nathen's
Journey". You'll find personal information that is being logged as often as possible since finding out about our son's
illness, neuroblastoma. There will be links to articles and items of interest on the web that you
may find interesting on the subject.
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Thursday, September 13, 2007
Update on my little man 9-13-07
Nathen has been doing alot better,last week we had several test done to see where the cancer stands... over the past
three weeks we had cat scans done that the doctors had told us that his head scan showed that it was normal again and the
one of his stomache showed that the lymph nodes that were all cancerous in his belly were gone and the tumor had calcified
some.. Then last week they did the MIBG scan(neuroblastoma scan) and the doctor came and told me they were wrong all of it
was still there.. his head, and his belly.. they said that it has shrunk some but there are no clear areas yet. they did a
bone marrow test as well, when we first came in his bone marrow was 80% neuroblastoma cells and the bone marrow test from
last week showed that one side had 20% neuoblastoma cells and that the other side had 30% Neuroblastoma cells..so the bone
marrow has gotten alot better, we are hoping that by the end of this round of chemo that we started yesterday his bone marrow
will be clear so we can harvest stem cells for his stem cell transplant at the end of the chemo and surgery. We have 5 days
of chemo this time and we will be here for the whole 5 days and if he handles it ok we may get to go home. If he does the
same as the last two times we will have to stay here til he gets better from the chemo which has been about 1 or 2 after
the last rounds of chemo. I am hoping we will get to go home this time though, he and I both need to get out of here for a
while.. it is taking a huge toll on us both. once again thanks to everyone....
Amanda
Sunday, September 2, 2007
GREAT NEWS!
Friday August 31st we had another cat scan of Nathens head. That afternoon the doctor stopped me
in the hall to tell me the results. I had Nahen in one arm and his IV pole in the other hand, then the doc says, Hey I just
got the results back from his cat scan.. I was like ok... kinda scared but then she said the radiologist told her that the
cat scan was completely normal. I asked what does that mean and she says that there was not any cancer left on his head. She
says that it did not show any lit ups spots that are cancerous.. This is great news since he had a large lesion that went
from the front of his skull to the back of his skull and also one on his bottom jaw.She said that when we get the Neuroblastoma
scan next week that it may show some signs of it still there but it would be very little if any because if it was the same
it would have shown up on the cat scan. needless to say I was crying my eyes out in joy and we proceeded to walk down the
hall and I was jumping up and down and hugging and kissing Nathen all over. He looked at me like I was crazy and was trying
to figure out what Mom was doing. We get a kidney scan, bone scan, cat scan of the rest of his body, bone marrow test and
the neuroblastoma scan(MIBG) This coming week. I am very anxious to find out all the results to see how much the chemo has
affected the cancer in my little mans body. I will keep you all posted... thank you and please keep praying, I am convinced
that it is working.
Amanda
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I'll make changes to this site on a regular basis, sharing news, views, experiences, photos...whatever occurs
to me. Check back often!
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Just follow directions, and be sure to turn up
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Nathen's Slide Show Click Here!
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