THE BEGINNING

January of 2007 we found a small lump on Hunters back located just under the skin, between the shoulder blades. The doctor told us it was a fatty tumor or sebaceous cyst, and it would get bigger, then smaller and go away. If it grew, or bothered him we could have it removed. June 27th it was removed in surgery and on July 3 we were back for a check up of the area and were told he had, cancer, Ewing's Sarcoma PNET (of the soft tissue surrounding the bone). A year of Chemo was started, which consisted being in the hospital every 21 days for 6 or 3 days at a time. He underwent a second surgery in October 2007 to clear the margins. On May 27th of 2008 he finished chemo and was "Cancer Free".
He was scanned and examined on regular intervals and his last clear scans were on August 19th 2009. October 28th 2009 we noticed a lump in the original tumor location. After a biopsy on October 29th, we were told the next day that the cancer has returned. The central line was put back in his chest on November 2nd and a series of tests have begun to determine the extent of the disease. Please view "posting" dated November 7, 2009 for treatment plan...

What is Ewing's Sarcoma and Stem Cell Bone Marrow?

Ewing's sarcoma
http://www.cancerindex.org/ccw/faq/ewings.htm#q1


Stem cell

This was posted on the sidewalk at Tour De France

This was posted on the sidewalk at Tour De France
THANK YOU to Debbi Ortego for doing this for Hunter <3

Friday, November 20, 2009

Season Ticket Family Pizza Fundraiser...

Where do we begin our "THANK YOU's". We are so extremely blessed to live in such an amazing community! When we moved here almost 17 years ago, little did we know that Cypress would be our extended family. We would like to start off by THANKING Steve and Lisa Fosmire, and the owners of the Season Ticket Family Pizza. We would also like to THANK the STAFF for all of their hard work and SUPPORT! There are so many people to THANK besides this amazing community that we live in, we would like to THANK; the Landell Staff and Families, Lexington Jr. High Staff and Students, Cypress High ASB, Teachers and Coaches, and lets not forget all of our family and friends..... I would like to send a special ThANks to Lori Morrison, Kim Huettl and Debbie Neary for all of their hard work in organizing this event! They did an amazing job!!!

THANK you again to EVERYONE for all of your LOVE, SUPPORT and PRAYERS,
Love,
The Herrick Family
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