JAKOB VALENZUELA

HELLO, AND WELCOME TO MY WEB PAGE. MY NAME IS JAKOB VALENZUELA AND I'M FROM RIVERSIDE,CALIFORNIA. I AM A PATIENT AT ST.JUDES CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL. IN JANUARY 2003, WHEN I WAS 15 MONTHS OLD MY PARENTS TOOK ME TO HAVE A CT, AND WE FOUND OUT THAT I HAD A BRAIN TUMOR. A FEW DAYS LATER WE HAD SURGERY AND FOUND OUT THAT THE TUMOR IS CALLED MEDULLOBLASTOMA(A CANCEROUS BRAIN TUMOR). BY GODS DEVINE INTERVENTION WE ENDED UP HERE AT ST.JUDES. THE PROTOCOL HERE IS 20 WEEKS OF CHEMO, 5 WEEKS OF RADIATION, FOLLOWED BY 20 MORE WEEKS OF CHEMO. MY MOM MADE THIS SITE FOR ME TO HELP KEEP FRIENDS AND FAMILY INFORMED ON MY HEALTH. PLEASE TAKE TIME TO SIGN MY GUESTBOOK. AND MOST OF ALL, PLEASE CONTINUE TO KEEP ME AND MY MOM IN YOUR PRAYERS. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU. LOVE JAKOB AND SYLVIA VALENZUELA

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Thursday, February 15, 2007 12:58 AM CST

********UPDATE********

MARCH 4, 2007

RETURNED JUST A FEW DAYS AGO FROM ST. JUDE. TRIP WENT WELL. JAKOB AGAIN HAD CLEAN SCANS AND ONLY POSITIVE THINGS TO REPORT.
IT IS AMAZING TO REPORT THAT JAKOB IS NOW 3 YEARS POST CHEMO!!!!!!!
THANK YOU LORD!!!!!!!!

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HELLO, AND WELCOME TO JAKOB'S PAGE.
JAKOB IS DOING EXTREMELY WELL.
HE IS NOW 5 YRS OLD. 3 YEARS POST CHEMO.
WE GO BACK FOR CHECK UP THIS FEBRUARY FROM THE 26-28, 2007.
CANT WAIT TO GO BACK AND SEE HOW EVERYONE IS DOING.

LIKE IS SAID JAKOB IS DOING EXCELLENT.
HE IS CURRENTLY IN HIS 3RD YR OF PRESCHOOL(I STARTED HIM
VERY EARLY). NEXT YEAR HE WILL BEGIN KINDERGARDEN AT A PUBLIC SCHOOL CLOSE TO HOME. HE IS A GROWING, LEARNING, SMILING, AND VERY HAPPY GUY.

HE HAS HAD LOTS OF STRUGGLES IN THE PAST 3 YEARS THAT HAVE
LEFT US VERY VERY BUSY. ON A REGULAR WEEK HE HAS SCHOOL 5 DAYS A WEEK, AS WELL AS PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL, OR SPEECH THERAPY TWO TO THREE TIMES A WEEK AT SCHOOL AS WELL AS AT A PRIVATE PRACTICE. JAKOB FINALLY BEGAN EATING JUST THIS PAST MAY, WHICH WE HAD BEEN WORKING ON CONSTANTLY FOR 3YRS STRAIGHT. IT WAS AN INTENSE 3 WEEK IN-PATIENT FEEDING PROGRAM/TEAM WHICH FINALLY DID THE TRICK. BUT EVER SINCE THEN HE TELLS ME WHEN HE IS HUNGRY, AND THAT IS VERY OFTEN THROUGH OUT THE DAY.
HIS PHYSICAL ABILITIES ARE NOW NORMAL EXCEPT FOR JUMPING, HOPPING, AND RIDING A BIKE(BUT EVEN THAT IS GETTING BETTER EVERY DAY).
HIS HEARING HAS IMPROVED(EVEN THOUGH THEY SAID IT WOULDN'T)
SO MUCH THAT HE DOESN'T NEED TO WEAR HIS HEARING AIDS ANYMORE. BUT WE WILL HAVE IT CHECKED THIS MONTH ANY WAY.
HIS SPEECH HAS ALSO IMPROVED, THOUGH IT IS MORE COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE THAT WE WORK ON NOW, AND IT IS JUST TO IMPROVE HIS LANGUAGE SINCE HE WAS SO DELAYED AFTER TREATMENT.

OVERALL, I AM AMAZED AT THE ROAD THIS LITTLE BOY HAS BEEN ON AND THAT HE IS JUST SO AMAZING TO ME AND EVERY ONE THAT COMES INTO CONTACT WITH HIM. LIKE I SAID HE IS A VERY HAPPY, BUSY, EXCITED, AND, GOD WILLING HEALTHY LITTLE BOY.
HE NOW(FINALLY) HAS A LITTLE BROTHER, GAVIN, TO LOVE, TO TEACH, AND TO LEARN FROM.

THANK YOU,
LOVE,
SYLVIA

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st.judeschildrensresearchhospital
332 n. lauderdale
memphis, tn 38105-2794
1-866-278-5833

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E-mail Author: SYLVIAVALENZUELA@CHARTER.NET