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6 month post chemo - clear scans
five days before his tumor was found
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Photography by Sara Westbrook
Jacob's Tenth Birthday
Jacob's Ninth Birthday
6 month post chemo - clear scans
Jacob's Eighth Birthday
five days before his tumor was found
Jacob's Story
Jacob was diagnosed with Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma (ERMS) Stage 1 in July 2008. His tumor was completely removed with clear margins. He had a port surgically placed in his left chest where he receives received all of his medicines and where blood is drawn. He has been following finished a 24 week treatment protocol of chemotherapy in January. He returned to 3rd Grade at his Elementary School in March 2009. He will see his oncologist monthly until his surgery is scheduled to remove his port-a-cath. We want him to swim all summer (needs to take a two week break for surgery site to heal), so we will wait until school starts again. He has follow up scans (ie. CT & chest x-rays) every 3 months.
Jacob's port was removed October 2009. This eliminated the need for a monthly flush of his port at the oncology clinic. He now goes in every year for a check up and blood work.
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Clinic Tour
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How Do I Learn More about Rhabdomyosarcoma??
Photography by Sara Westbrook
3 comments:
Me too. I hope all of his limbs are left alone and the cancer can just leave. So does he do hand excersizes?
okay...didn't know this blog existed till i read your christmas letter at my mom's house. just one more reinforcement of how you guys are my heroes.
merry christmas!
Jennifer thanks for the Christmas card. I was glad to hear all about your family and how you guys are doing. We think of you often. I was glad to read about this blog. I wondered often how Jacob and all of you are doing. I know from personal experience how many hours chemo can be. It's a long day sometimes but each day is one day marked offed. Know you are in our prayers always.
miss you
jane bradshaw
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