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Benjamin's Page. 
Amelia and I bringing in the New Year!, January 2009
Welcome to Benjamins page.
This page was created to provide information to friends and family on Bens progress with his treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Thankfully Ben is now off treatment and doing great, but unfortunately I now have the need to keep family and friends updated on my battle with metastatic colon cancer
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Journal
Friday, March 27, 2009
Josephs favourite was the waterslides and the mini golf, Amelia liked Capricorn Caves and the platypus, Ben was a fan of Airlie Beach. But for Chris and I it was a week of wonderful escape, full of family time that was just so precious.
We decided to just hit the road and explore which was great. The first night we ended up just north of Rockhamptom where we checked out the Capricorn Caves that we have previously just sped past. It was very cool to see what was hidden beneath the surface. We stayed there overnight and in the morning as Chris and I were having coffee on the deck we were delighted to be able to watch the local wallabies wandering about.
After that we went to Airlie Beach. It’s a big holiday spot as it’s the gateway to the Whitsundays, and lots of backpackers, so you do feel fairly ancient. After a couple days there we moved on to Townsville. We had lived there just before we went to Canada so it was a chance to catch up with friends. The most wonderful and amazing thing was getting a video that a friend had filming of my kids over the years that we had lived there. As we didn’t have a video camera Jacqui would film them for me, but when we left, we left the video behind and when we lost track of Jacqui I figured it was gone. Then out of the blue (through this web site) we got back in touch and were able to get together.
“Jacqui, I cannot possibly thank you enough. That video is so wonderful, thank you for filming it and then taking care of it for us. It means so much.”
On the way home we stopped at Eungella . There we were thrilled to find some platypus and learned lots on a torch light walk, Amelia did fantastic as she was the first to spot a possum.
Then we headed home. Weary but aware we’d had a wonderful trip.
Weds April 1, 2009
Happy 12th Birthday to Ben. It seems like a lifetime since he was a little 6 year old, and was diagnosed with leukemia. At that point we couldn’t imagine him as a happy, healthy 12 year old. But here he is, Well done Ben. Enjoy!
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Hospital Information: Royal Childrens Hospital
Brisbane, Queensland
Links: Cancer.org A very good page on leukemia
Scooby Doo Bens favourite site
Looney Tunes Bens other favourite site
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