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, March 4, 2010

Part Two

Doctor talk with us regarding Hunter lack of progress. A lung specialist will come in today and discuss operation in which Hunter will be put under and a scope will be inserted in to his lungs and a sample of the fluid will be taken then sent to lab to find out what can be done to more directly treat him. He was started on Tamaflu yesterday an antiviral for H1N1 and other Flu. It is believed his pneumonia is viral but, tough to say if other infections will or will not start because of him low immune system. The blood in his flem my be due to his low platelet counts but we will know more later.
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  1. UnknownMarch 4, 2010 at 6:50 PM

    Keep up the fight Hunter, we know you are a fighter and this is shitty. We love you and hold you in our thoughts, prayers and hearts.
    Greg & Tracy

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