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

Thursday, February 18, 2010

CHEMO Time...

Hunter is going in for his last round of ICE Chemo Treatment. This will be a six day treatment at Kaiser. This ICE treatment really kicks Hunters butt and I'm sure that he will need many blood and platelet transfusions when this is over. When this treatment is over Hunter will begin many tests and procedures to begin his stem cell replacement. This process will take about two to three weeks and then he will begin his treatment at City of Hope. We are assuming it will be somewhere around the middle to end of March. The stem cell replacement will be about 30 to 45 days. Hunter will undergo an aggressive round of Chemo treatment and when the time is right they will begin replacing his stem cells. He will be in an isolated room, and he will not be able to have visitors for at least the first three weeks. When he is able to have visitors they will have to be 18 years old. This will be a long journey for Hunter but we believe with all of our hearts that he will be stronger when he comes to the end of this road.

As long as Hunter's counts are good and nothing comes up, he will be able to be at the Dance Fundraiser on Saturday the 27th...

Love and Prayers to ALL..
The Herrick Family
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