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.
Well day two of chemotherapy wrapped up around 11:30 today. Strangely enough, Cameron has been a little sicker today than he was yesterday. This afternoon, he has been struggling with his urine output again and we are hoping that can get resolved with another round of lasix. Even with that being said, he was still up early and out on his tricycle, riding around the halls of Duke Hospital. When he is so full of life as he was this morning and this afternoon, it’s hard to believe he just received high dose chemotherapy between the two moments. He is such a resilient kid. The hospital has started a program called “Beads of Courage” where the children battling cancer are able to collect beads based on the events they have been through and string them all together to tell their cancer story. It is such a neat thing. When I left this afternoon, he was busy stringing together his “bumpy” beads for rough days, “glow in the dark” beads for his radiation, “star” beads for surgeries, etc. I think he will end up with SEVERAL necklaces and I cannot wait to see them all finished. What a wonderful tool for him to tell his story. I had a meeting with the school today to discuss his entrance back into school. Cameron’s nurse practitioner and the neuro-onc school teacher came to speak to Cameron’s teachers and the administration about what his needs may or may not be upon re-entering school. It seems surreal to even be discussing him going back to school. The Lord has been so amazingly good to us all. I cannot believe tomorrow is it; his last dose of chemotherapy. Join me tomorrow as we praise God for His provisions over Cameron thus far and pray that Cameron’s life can continue to be a beacon of Christ’s love and healing!
LeAnn
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Thank you for sharing this difficult but triumphant journey of faith, love, joy, and all of the other emotions that come with such a trial. God is good and Cameron is a living testimony of that. We continue to pray for Cameron and all of you as he finishes his chemo.
In Christ-
Leslie, Chris, Jonah and Kailey Chitwood
Lavonia, GA
chrisandleslie91@yahoo.com
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