Hunter LiveStrong: March 2011

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...

Friday, March 25, 2011

Scan Results..

Prayers are truly powerful..tests results came in and they are CLEAN AND CLEAR. No change since the last scan and that is exactly what we wanted to hear. Hunter will have his monthly check ups and his next scheduled scan will be mid-June. This will also be his one year mark AND the month that he will be graduating from Cypress High School...Class of 2011...

Thank you for your continued SUPPORT,
The Herrick Family

Friday, March 18, 2011

MARCH 2011...

Hunter had his PET scan last Wednesday (the 16th) of March and we are now just waiting for the results to come in! We went to the doctors a couple of weeks ago and thats when the scan was set. When the doctor was giving Hunter an exam she felt a little something in his neck and was a "little" concerned, so they are doing a scan from the skull to mid section this time. We are anxiously awaiting for the results and will give everyone the results as they come in.

Hunter has worked hard to prepare for college and we are extremely proud of him. Unfortunately most of the colleges that he really wanted into didn't happen. He still has some choices and decisions to make about what route he wants to take, but whatever he does we couldn't be prouder. He has been through so much in the past four years and basically missed two years of his high school days, but he is still going to graduate with his classmates and FRIENDS. That alone brings tears of joy that I can't even begin to explain.

Thank You again for ALL of your LOVE, SUPPORT and PRAYERS
The Herrick Family..
Joseph, Jeanna, Lauryn, HUNTER and Maddison