My medical team is everyone that took care of me since I was diagnosed with cancer. I know that all the doctors and nurses and everyone that was taking care of me was really great. …
The only sure thing about my day is that it changes all the time. I started radiation therapy on April 18th and ended on May 29, 2003 – Monday through Friday for 28 days. I …
The plan is for me to receive chemotherapy once a week for a year. I started April 11, 2003. I get two kinds of treatment. The first kind of chemotherapy is given to me at …
Cancer is when cells in your body don’t grow normally. Cancer cells grow fast, are not contained by any parts of your body, share food with other cells in your body and they don’t listen …
I play with my cousins, Katie, Ashley, Jimmy and Jake when they come over. They distract me when I am not feeling good. Katie’s class made me a fun poster with lots of neat get …
My auntie “Ang” (Angela) had a hip problem one year when we were in Hawaii and she also had a sore tooth so since I have cancer, we have something in common. My uncle Jeff …
I love my uncle Alex because he takes me to basketball games and baseball games, and he makes me laugh and he makes me forget about my cancer. I love my aunt Cathy because she …
I love my mom (Tammy), my dad (Mike), and my brother (Joey) more than anything else in the world. I always want my mom, dad and Joey by my side. My mom always tells me …
I have a tube that was placed in my chest called a central line. This tube is threaded into one of my big veins in my chest and stops right above my heart. This is …
“Faith is a real power if you believe strong enough. Faith lets you be positive about your treatment and those that care for you.” When I first learned that I had cancer I was in …