A year ago today....MAY 9th, 2013....the ABSOLUTE WORST day ever...our world came crashing down on us and the floors fell from beneath us! Camden (our 4 year old baby) was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. A completely unexpected nightmare. A handful of my friends on here are walking and have walked in my shoes, most of you (thank God) have healthy children. The past year has been full of different challenges, obstacles, blessings and miracles. There are too many of you to thank, but you all know who you are...if you have taken a moment to read my post, like a comment or picture, say a prayer for Camden (and family). Each of you have helped carry us through an unexplainable, unimaginable hardship. Each day I stare into Camden's eyes and praise God for hearing our prayers, I praise the organizations that actually fund pediatric cancer (with every ounce of hope that someday there will be advances in the treatment for neuroblastoma and a cure for all pediatric cancers!) There are no words to express the appreciation and gratitude for those of you who opened your hearts and extended a hand to us, every and any way that you could. With the demands of continuing to make a house a home during such trials and challenges, I may not have always thanked all of you. I do today and no effort has ever gone unnoticed! Please continue to pray with me, that Camden's future is bright, full of health and wellness, happiness, laughter, love, and typical childhood fun! May God continue to heal Camden and grace him with his incredible superhero strength. Thank you and as always, much love!!!!
We had a great day! Clinic went well; his counts were good! I really cannot wait for his blood work to stabilize and be within normal limits. We were outside a lot today! Just loving every minute with my two favorite munchkins! (9:45a) So many great things are happening. Camden is starting to feel better. Despite still not being "normal"...the feeling is amazing....which leads me to my prayer request. We have about 6 weeks before our next scans and I am fighting the "scanxiety." I don't want to let go of the great feeling of being a normal family again. Please everyone keep the prayers coming strong...that every cancer cell is GONE and Camden has defeated the neuroblastoma beast. I pray with all my heart that God will continue to surround us with his blessings! Wishing you all a wonderful weekend...embrace the ones you love! Boston Red Sox cancer survivor, Jon Lester, started the NVRQT (Never Quit) Organization. He signs NVRQT baseballs (and in many other ways) supports pediatric cancer. Being 1. Red Sox fans, and 2. parents of a child with cancer...Ron and I both follow the NVRQT news feed on Facebook. Tonight, Ron was scrolling through his news feed and came across this picture. Does anyone recognize this cute face? We had no idea that they used Camden's picture....he is "that" cute!!!!!! |
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September 2021
Diagnosis: May 9, 2013
Surgery: September 2013 Transplant: September 2013 STRICT ISOLATION UNTIL January 2014 Radiation: November 2013 Antibody: January 2014 END OF TREATMENT June 9, 2014 DFMO Trial: June 2014 (27 months of DFMO) **FINISHED ALL TREATMENT JULY 25, 2016 5 years from diagnosis!! May 9, 2018 5 years from frontline!! June 9, 2019 IN REMISSION: pending (waiting for 5 year mark from maintenance). Benign Tumor: June 2019 |