School has started....

    Good afternoon all, the summer is over and everyone around us seems to be getting back into the swing of school, sports, and other activities. We have had a great summer, Mitchell has enjoyed playing outside, swimming, getting back on the ice, and meeting new friends at camp. We are all looking forward to the new season in hockey, the new school year, and the journey ahead of us.
  
    He is back to school and back to being a normal teenage boy.....Today is his last Pentamidine drip. (this is an antibiotic to help prevent pneumonia) Other than Iron and vitamin D he doesn't need any medications anymore.
     Next month he goes in for another round of scans to follow his post treatment.

    Thank you everyone for all of your love and support throughout our journey with Mitchell's cancer. We will still update the blog every month or so. Hope you all have a great beginning to fall.

The First Weekend of Summer!

Hello all, I know it has been a while since our last post. Their hasn't been much to say about Mitchell's health other than he is doing well....
This weekend started of with a Zumba fundraiser....Zumba with Shawna
This event was fun and energetic. Mitchell joined in the fun and was able to keep up most of the time.
Thank you everyone who put on this event and everyone who came!

This morning we had a nice breakfast, and this afternoon we took Mitchell and Corryna to camp UCANDU! This is a camp put on by ACS (American Cancer Society). It is a great way for children with cancer and survivors, to share their experiences and forget about cancer for a week. One sibling is allowed to join in this opportunity for the same reasons.

We will have details of camp and hopefully pictures as the kids have disposable cameras to document their own experience.

Well, the weekend is over and Mitchell seems to be doing much better. I want to apologize for not having an update sooner. On Saturday he was excited to inform me that his poop is almost back to normal . The doctors think he had a GI bug. He was prescribed Prevacid. His little body's been through allot and we may see little episodes like this from time to time. Mitchell informed us that he "hates cancer!" Everyone have a great Memorial Day!

It is Thursday and the day started off with a bang! Everything has been going great until last night. Mitchell vomited once and had bloody poop four times. This morning he passed out after going to the bathroom. He is currently at the hospital undergoing tests. His hemoglobin has gone from 11.3 on Monday to 8 today. He is getting a transfusion now and fluids. We don't know what is causing it at this point but as soon as we know, it will be here.

The end of the world didn't happen so on we go. Yesterday Mitchell had a Drs. appointment for his antibiotics. Everything went just swimmingly. He had his pick line removed so he can now take normal showers and he is particularly excited...he can go swimming. He will only have monthly appointments for antibiotics for the next 4 or 5 months and scans every three months. The mass continues to shrink and Dr. Norwood reinforced that he is disease free.

We have to be real about all of this and there is a chance it could come back. As Dr. Norwood said, if it comes back it will in the first six months to a year after completion of treatment. If it does, the type of cancer Mitchell "had", will come back with a vengeance. So cross fingers for beautiful scans and normal blood work!!! And in keeping it real...every day he get closer and closer to living a teenage life!!

Things have been going very well, and Mitchell is growing his hair back. I told him he should keep it bald and go for the biker look. He looks quite stunning as a Q-ball. As tomorrow is the end of the world I want to bid a sweet farewell to all. Should we all see Sunday I will post again. In the mean time we are busy getting ready for the end of days. May we all live long and prosper.

Fundraiser at Lupe's Escape - Tuesday May 10, 2011

For the last four months I have been battling cancer. On January 14th of this year I was diagnosed with a rare form of non-hodkin's lymphoma. The insurance only covers a fraction of the expenses.
Lupe's Escape Resturante is generously donating 20% of all food purchases to Mitchell's medical fund on Tuesday May 10,2011. If you would like to help, please come enjoy great Mexican food between the hours of 11am and 9pm and mention this site as your coupon voucher.

Lupe' s is located at:
19405 SW TV HWY
Aloha, Or. 97006

Phone: 503-591-5278