Hunter LiveStrong: A New Week Begins..

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...

Monday, March 29, 2010

A New Week Begins..

As the new week begins we are starting testing for City of Hope. We have a lot of tests scheduled this week, some included are CT Scan, Bone Scan, Bone Age Test, Blood Work, MRI, Sinus Test, Dentist, and many more appointments. They need to make sure that all of Hunter is functioning well and is in the best possible condition that he can be in before he begins this tough fight. We are PRAYING that all tests come back GREAT and that Hunters health stays on the upside so that we can move on to the next phase of his treatment. We have had to put this off a couple times now due to his illnesses but are praying that this time will be a go. We know that it's going to be a long and tough treatment but he wants it over with so that he can move on to the next and hopefully soon see some light at the end of that tunnel.

Hunter has been working had with his home schooling, trying to get ahead so that when he does go into the City of Hope he won't be so far behind when he gets out. He has been doing an amazing job at keeping up and staying focussed. His goal is to be ready for his senior year, graduate, and go to a great college to hopefully be a doctor of some kind. We will see if that dream changes at all but as for now...we hold onto each and every dream...

Thank you again for ALL of your LOVE, SUPPORT and PRAYERS,
The Herrick Family