Jack Marshall – 5

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Ryan A. Lewis
The Others

Jack is a recent 5 year old I learned about, where I was invited to a Facebook account and his name was mentioned by the owner. I read his story which is very touching and wanted to share with you all.

A survivor of Medullo, still fighting strong

A survivor of Medullo, still fighting strong

A Man U Fan facing stupid Cancer

Jack has been really strong in his fight with Cancer, which has been going on for 4 years for him. A constant battle that he now appears to be winning and I’m very proud of him. His story is very similar to myself if this had happened 23 years ago, including a lot of stunning factors.

The best places to learn about how strong, smiling, and hopeful young Jack Marshall is:

Jack Marshall’s parents blog

A United Cancer Victim

 

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Chemo Paused

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Ryan A. Lewis
CHEMOTHERAPY

Due to my PICC line infection the last 15th day of Chemo has been postponed to the 18th (Monday). If all goes well I’ll be getting to home and see Ethan and Will, plus have a good sleep in the spare bedroom of my parents.

Night Pass

The night pass from hospital allows me to leave the the night and I plan on taking advantage of it as long as I am doing well. I haven’t seen the boys together, especially Ethan, I saw Will for a bit here at the hospital on Monday. It will be nice to lie in a large bed to sleep rather than these small hospital beds.

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ICU Weekend

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Ryan A. Lewis
DIAGNOSIS

Over the weekend I became infected with ammoica-strep from my PICC line. I was transfered to the ICU unit and aided with oxygen and many cords and wires. My parents and Stephanie were called in, and I was on strong drugs and didn’t ta;lk. I was uncontrollable with my arms and legs, and do not remember anything from that weekend except what I was told. And Steph has pictures of me with the cords, and wiped out!

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The Count and Hair Loss

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Ryan A. Lewis
TREATMENT

I now understand why Count is so obsessed as the crazy counting vampire of Seasame. Blood! Yes! Ha ha ha ha! And I wanted to talk about the start of hair loss as it was a theme on the AdultMedulloBlastoma@yahoo.ca mailing list this week. Read more »

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Boy was I right – Chemo Really Started

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Ryan A. Lewis
DIAGNOSIS

Chemo is basically the only cause of the pain, in regards to pressure and movement on the intestine. We went through everything they could think off, and we came upon a diagnosis and some treatment ideas which are using now. Read more »

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