Christian Wade Brown

Christian Wade Brown was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) on February 26th, 2005. He finished his chemotherapy protocol on April 10, 2008!

We have created this website to update all of our friends and family on Chris' progress. We appreciate all of the love, support, kindness and especially the prayers that have been rendered in our behalf. We love you guys!

Our home address is 112 Shoreline Drive, Madison, AL 35758

Journal

Sunday, December 21, 2008 8:31 PM CST

What I have to say

When you found him you whispered
To his ear and said
“I will always be near”

Soon he was tired and couldn’t rise from bed
When we finally realized you were in his head
It became hard for him to speak and even I began to feel weak

You wouldn’t let go no matter how many needles struck you
No matter how many times they searched but you were never the one
To get hurt

I was scared and had so much fear
And couldn’t help but shed a tear then one day you disappeared
That’s what I have to say leukemia

Dedicated to my happy and healthy brother, Christian
Michael Brown
2008


Merry Christmas!
Wow! Have we really been in Alabama for four years now?! We have finally settled down to a somewhat normal routine. Christian completed his chemo on April 10th which is my birthday! What better gift could a Mom ask for! He finally had his port removed in August. We will continue to go to St. Jude for check-ups several times a year and then taper off to once a year. We feel so grateful for his significant progress this year! Christian’s bone marrow tests are still negative for leukemia cells!

Nick attended Montevallo University this Fall majoring in English. He is transferring to University of Alabama at Birmingham early next year. He wants to feel more challenged with school (3.75 GPA!) and he likes the big city life that Birmingham offers. His girlfriend also attends UAB…..hmmmmm….

Michael is in the 7th grade, his first year at Middle School here. He is following in Nick’s footsteps with his writing skills. He wrote a beautiful poem titled, “What I have to Say”, about Christian’s experience with leukemia. I will post it on Christian’s website if you would like to read it. http://www.caringbridge.org/al/chriser/index.htm Michael continues to be a very thoughtful child. He has lots of friends. He achieved Star scout this year & hopes to finish his Eagle before his 14th birthday.

Christian’s in the 4th grade. He is taking karate. Finally, he can participate in touch sports now that he no longer has a port. He just took part in his school’s spelling bee for 4th-6th graders. He was the best in his class and he made it to the 3rd round! We go back to St. Jude for his 4-month check-up in January.

My Mom has accused me of leaving myself out of our Christmas letters in the past. So here is my update! I was promoted a year and half ago to my “dream” job. I am a Human Resources Division Director for my Division. I feel really lucky to have a job that I truly love and people that I genuinely enjoy working with! I was recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. I am trying several medications to control the progression of the disease along with the pain. Interestingly, I am now taking low-dose methotrexate which is the same chemo that Christian took on a weekly basis. My doctor has assured me that I should feel some relief around February or March. I am teaching the 5 and 6 year-olds in church. They are so sweet, smart and curious!

Bill is finally feeling better after two sinus surgeries. We discovered that he has really bad allergies so he is also getting shots several times a week. He has picked up a little catering business on the side with his fabulous cheese cakes! We both are nuts between the boys, the house & my crazy travel & work schedule. He really does keep everything going at home. There is no way I could do this job without him there!

We continue to feel extremely blessed as a family! We are grateful for all of your prayers in Christian’s behalf. At this time of year, our hearts turn toward our Savior, the greatest gift that our Heavenly Father has ever given us! We have just a small glimpse into what an extraordinary sacrifice this was for Him!

May the spirit of Christmas be with you and your family throughout the year!

With love,

Bill, Kim, Nick, Michael, Christian and Nana (oh, I forgot to tell you we have a 2-year old Labradoodle!)

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Hospital Information:

St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital
332 North Lauderdale St.
Memphis, TN, 38105-2794

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E-mail Author: bknmc@bellsouth.net

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