Our Mason was a fighter, a superhero, an artist, a soccer player, a baseball player and a cancer survivor. He was diagnosed with disseminated large cell anaplastic medulloblastoma in July 2006. His only original symptoms were four days of vomiting. Our lives changed that July day dramatically and we worked together to provide him with …
This is the story of Shawna Marie from Georgia and little Marie from Louisiana who were diagnosed with a glioblastoma multiforme Stage IV brain tumor in August of 2004. The girls met while they were patients at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN and became fast friends during their frequent stays at Ronald …
Most children worry about imaginary monsters that live under their bed. Children with brain tumors worry about a real monster, the monster that lives in their head. Cancerous brain tumors are devastatingly real for far too many Little Big Dogs and their families. It is this most heartbreaking diagnosis that must demand the most ground …
Sunday, June 7, 1998 was a day that unfortunately many of us have experienced. Our happy, sweet 19-month old daughter seemed overly tired. By the next day, the lethargy only worsened. She was first taken to the pediatrician who ordered a CT scan and blood work. We never did make it to the lab for …
Swetha was born in Madras, India on May 5th 1994. From that instant she captivated the whole family with her beautiful smile and chubby cheeks. Since she was a long awaited one, she was dear to everybody. She was just 10 months when we decided to move to U.S for few years because of my …
Each day as we go about our daily routines, there are children suffering with all types of cancer. As we are enjoying our activities, they are going through chemotherapy, blood transfusions, and endless poking and probing of their little bodies. Chemotherapy brings their blood count down. Each week when they are not in the hospital …
On September 14, 1999, when my four-year-old son Sean and I walked hand in hand through the doors of the Coffs Harbour Hospital, I had no inkling of what was about to happen. I suppose I should have known something was seriously wrong with Sean, given that I was a registered nurse and that he …
Our Emily went to her new home two years ago on January 11, 1999. She was 11-years-old and in 6th grade. Her birthday is February 6th and she would have been 14-years-old this year. Let me go back to the day she was born. It was a difficult delivery and we almost lost her then, …
by Katie Jennings Well to put it to you bluntly, it stinks. Some days are easier than others. I am constantly thinking about what we would be doing if she were still around. Causing trouble, giving our parents more gray hairs, and planning our weekend parties; I am sure that is what we would be …
