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<font color=royal blue>One day at a time.<br>Yeste
- Joined
- May 6, 2003
Part 1
Hi Everyone,
Now that things have calmed down I wanted to take time to do a catch up for all my dear friends here. All my friends here played an important part in the process we went through to get where we are today. I would like to do a review with some pictures for you and a current status on things.
As most of you know Slinkyman was diagnosed with cancer-Hodgkins Lymphoma this past summer. He was 13 at the time. So young to have to face such a scary disease. He had a tumor growing around his trachea causing him to have breathing and swallowing problems-slowly being strangled to death. 1 week before he was due to go into the 8th grade he was rushed to the hospital as an emergency case. We are lucky that we have one of the top cancer hospitals in our state so that is where his doctors chose to send him. Among all the craziness fear and confusion I had the sense to grab my laptop on the way out the door-a wise choice. The next week was spent with unfamiliar tests we never heard of, procedures a kid should not have to endure, and many fears of what was ahead.
What should have been a week of getting ready for school to start was a week of tests and his first chemotherapy treatment. Through all this Slink had one thing that he could count on his VMK. Luckily the hospital had great wireless internet and he could play, see all his friends and do all his normal things. VMK was his escape from the reality and the pain.
Favorite past time VMK
Mickey watching over him
We left the hospital in time for him to make it to the first day of school. Then we started the new routines of our lives. Blood drawn, blood counts, 4 hour car rides and chemotherapy. Slink took it like a trooper. He faced each challenge with a positive attitude. Fist month went fairly well. He then started getting tired and we arranged his school schedule to get out two hours early. He would only miss things like gym and art but still get all his main courses in. He would come home get his homework done and then of course play VMK.
During this time Laurabearz started the hat drive for Slink. This was the most amazing out pouring I had seen. You disers are truly truly wonderful. It was so amazing to go to the post office and see packages coming in from all over the world. There were so many wonderful cards and hats and many other things. It was the best time of the day watching him open a package. I shed many tears as these wonderful gifts arrived. They all hold special meaning to us.
I forgot 1 hat in the picture he received Pumpkin Mickey ears
Continued
Hi Everyone,
Now that things have calmed down I wanted to take time to do a catch up for all my dear friends here. All my friends here played an important part in the process we went through to get where we are today. I would like to do a review with some pictures for you and a current status on things.
As most of you know Slinkyman was diagnosed with cancer-Hodgkins Lymphoma this past summer. He was 13 at the time. So young to have to face such a scary disease. He had a tumor growing around his trachea causing him to have breathing and swallowing problems-slowly being strangled to death. 1 week before he was due to go into the 8th grade he was rushed to the hospital as an emergency case. We are lucky that we have one of the top cancer hospitals in our state so that is where his doctors chose to send him. Among all the craziness fear and confusion I had the sense to grab my laptop on the way out the door-a wise choice. The next week was spent with unfamiliar tests we never heard of, procedures a kid should not have to endure, and many fears of what was ahead.
What should have been a week of getting ready for school to start was a week of tests and his first chemotherapy treatment. Through all this Slink had one thing that he could count on his VMK. Luckily the hospital had great wireless internet and he could play, see all his friends and do all his normal things. VMK was his escape from the reality and the pain.
Favorite past time VMK
Mickey watching over him
We left the hospital in time for him to make it to the first day of school. Then we started the new routines of our lives. Blood drawn, blood counts, 4 hour car rides and chemotherapy. Slink took it like a trooper. He faced each challenge with a positive attitude. Fist month went fairly well. He then started getting tired and we arranged his school schedule to get out two hours early. He would only miss things like gym and art but still get all his main courses in. He would come home get his homework done and then of course play VMK.
During this time Laurabearz started the hat drive for Slink. This was the most amazing out pouring I had seen. You disers are truly truly wonderful. It was so amazing to go to the post office and see packages coming in from all over the world. There were so many wonderful cards and hats and many other things. It was the best time of the day watching him open a package. I shed many tears as these wonderful gifts arrived. They all hold special meaning to us.
I forgot 1 hat in the picture he received Pumpkin Mickey ears
Continued