Hunter LiveStrong: Radiation BEGINS Tomorrow..

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...

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Radiation BEGINS Tomorrow..

Hunter will begin a new journey tomorrow of the unknown. He will be getting radiation for six weeks, five days a week. His appointment is at 12:30 tomorrow and Tuesday they will begin at 10:12 a.m. This is what we have been told so far but it can change and I'm sure we will be told more tomorrow and confirm all future appointments. We are still trying to get his line in his chest taken out but are running into a few problems. The doctors said that he can get it done it's just that we can't get in to see anyone soon. The soonest one of our doctors could get us in would be June 11th and Hunter really wants it out, like tomorrow. We have talked to one of our other doctors to see if they could possibly take it out in Los Angeles after one of his radiation appointments and we are waiting for a call back from them. For Hunter this is one of the hardest things, he hates having the central line. Hopefully we will hear something tomorrow or soon about getting this done.

We will keep you posted and let you know how Hunter is doing with the radiation. The doctors told us that he should be doing fine for at least the first two weeks and then he might get some of the side effects. Everyone is different as we have been told too, so we will see. Hunter is amazing and if they say he can't do something, he will do his best to prove them wrong.

All of our LOVE and PRAYERS to ALL,
The Herrick Family