Cameron was diagnosed with Medulloblastoma in Febuary of 2008. After his tumor resection surgery, he underwent six weeks of radiation therapy and four months of chemotherapy. After these treatments, we went back into our "normal" lives and Cameron progressed well getting back into school and the day-to-day of being a little boy.



However, a routine MRI on March 19, 2010 showed his cancer had returned. On November 9th, 2011, Cameron finally conquered his battle with cancer when he opened his eyes to the joys of heaven. Even in these dark days, we know God has richly blessed us by putting so many wonderful people in our path during this journey and we are so very thankful for them all.

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Our G-105 Visit

Today, the four of us went to visit the G-105 studios and sat down with Bob, Mike, and Kristin from “Bob and the Showgram”. The reason for our visit is because Bob and the gang are planning on a big fundraiser in November to raise money for pediatric brain tumors. Because of their fundraiser for brain tumor research, they wanted to bring in a few families whose lives have been touched by brain tumors and record their stories to play on the radio this fall. We were thrilled to be invited and we had such a good time at the studios today. Kristin took Connor and Cameron around; showing them the many different studios and filling them with M & M’s and a collection of DVD’s while Ernest and I sat down with Bob and Mike and talked about our story. Neither of us have ever participated in anything such as this but it was a wonderful experience. When the boys came back, Cameron entertained them with his version of “Jessie’s Girl” and “Hey Ya!” (LOL!) and then spoke into the microphone some himself. They will now splice our story together and hopefully come up with a wonderful appeal for donations during the fall drive. So those of you in the Raleigh area, keep an ear out for Cameron on G-105! It truly was a fun time and the crew from the Showgram were so nice and welcoming to the four of us.

A story of interest that you may be hearing of in the news soon is that a researcher from Duke has come across some VERY interesting findings in the laboratory involving medulloblastoma. He has discovered a protein that can actually suppress the growth of medulloblastoma cells in mice. We, of course, are very excited about this possibility for the future; a finding that could potentially bring about a new approach in the treatment of children with medulloblastoma. Praise the Lord!

We check in on Sunday for Round 3 of chemotherapy. Please pray NOW for the Lord to prepare Cam’s body for this cycle. Blessings always!

LeAnn

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

What a great story!!! Doesn't it just warm your heart when you hear about people raising money for pediatric brain tumor research? And what a great opportunity for you to be able to share Cameron's story with others! I will be praying for Cameron as he is preparing for round 3!!! Almost done - praise the Lord!

Blessings,
Shannon