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Andrew Long 
Welcome to Andrew's Web Page. It has been provided to keep people updated about him and his treatment. Andrew was diagnosed with medulloblastoma (brain tumor) on June 16, 2004, he was 5 1/2 years old at the time. On June 21st he had successful surgery to remove the tumor, this was followed by 30 radiation treatments and 9 cycles of chemotherapy which ended on August 31, 2005. A routine MRI on April 11, 2006 revealed that Andrew's cancer had returned in his brain and spread to his spinal cord. He did 2 rounds of high-dose chemo before going to stem cell transplant in July 2006. An MRI in April 2007 showed tumors in his spine. Andrew went to Heaven on September 20, 2007.
Journal
Sunday, October 5, 2008 9:27 PM CDT September 20th marked one year without Andrew. I guess neither Bruce nor I was up for writing about it…just couldn’t think of anything appropriate to say. Although that date will always mean something to us, it’s really just another day without Andrew and every one of those days is hard. Thanks to everyone who took time to check on us.
The 4th Annual Knockin’ Cancer Out of the Ballpark will be here in less than two week. I have attached all of the important information below. We hope to see you there!
Dear Family and Friends:
The 4th Annual “Knockin’ Cancer Out of the Ballpark” will be on Saturday, October 18 on the campus of Samford University at the Samford Softball Complex. We appreciate your past support and we hope that you will once again consider attending Knockin’ Cancer Out of the Ballpark this year or making a financial contribution. All proceeds directly benefit the UAB Neuro-Oncology Research Program at Children’s Hospital. Knockin’ Cancer Out of the Ballpark has raised over $70,000 – all of which has gone directly to pediatric brain tumor research. We hope to have another great fund raising year. We hope you will join us help to fund this important research being done here in Alabama.
EVENT DETAILS
This year’s event will again provide much entertainment for the whole family. We will have plenty of softball, plus we will have games and activities for the children. We will also have special visitors from Hand-In-Paw. The game schedule will start following the Ceremonial First Pitch. The Ceremonial First Pitch is when we encourage all of the Neuro-Oncology patients to come to the event and throw out a First Pitch.
The games will follow in this order:
11:00 a.m.: UAH vs. UAB
1:15 p.m.: Samford vs. Jeff State
3:30 p.m.: UAB vs. Samford
Fun zone will open at 10:00 a.m. giving everyone plenty of time to enjoy the day!
Please consider making a monetary contribution or an in-kind contribution to this event. Your donation is tax-deductible and you will receive a receipt from Children’s Hospital of Alabama. Please make checks payable to Children’s Hospital and include Softball Benefit in the “For” line on your check.
If you have any questions concerning “Knockin’ Cancer Out of the Ballpark,” please feel free to contact us at kcootb@chsys.org. The research being done today is vital and your donation does make a difference.
Thank you in advance for your support!!
Best regards,
Bruce, Anne and Sarah Long Jim, Sherry, Allison and James Howell
Mailing Address for Knockin’ Cancer Out of the Ballpark Contributions:
Children’s Hospital Foundation
ATTN: KCOOTB
1600 7th Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35233
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