Welcome to Jacob's Web site I will be updating Jacob's progress during his recovery with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia please read his story and enjoy all the photos and great helpfull links that I have found and have been apart of for many years now, God Bless all of you.







My son jaocb was dignossed with (All)Acute Lymphblastic Luekemia on March 30,2002
Jacob started with high fevers and alot of pain
in his body along with almost no ANC
count or WBC counts
his liver was failing and his heart was working for at least 5 people. Hooked to many tubes and many ivs he was rushed by ambulance to University Of Michigan
Hospital
only to endure many more tests and many more tubes and a lot of new blood to replace his, within a few days jake was getting better, unsure what his life would be like we knew we had to do all we could to make him comfortable and to help him,watching your child in pain as you know is painfull for everyone in the family,when Jacob came home
we were scared for him but we made it fought daily struggled with the daily chemo treatments and the monthly
staroids for a week each month which turned him into the monster we wanted to run from but he was better each day now he is done with all that horrable treatment and met so many nice friends along his journey now we fight to stay in remisson we get tummy achs every 6 weeks worring about what the blood work will show but we pray daily and belive that he will be fine now thou he has sever migrains and sever azthma due to his meds he took its a small price to pay to have him with us today, Jacob,his Dad and his brothers have joined in with the WISH A MILE 300 MILE Bike Ride every year to raise money to bring other kids wishes true were so proud of our kids showing how much they care not only for their brother but all sick kids who need a happy time in there lifes god bless all of you.

Journal

April 26,2006 3:27 PM CDT

Wow its been a while since i wrote sorry about that.we have been busy here getting ready for the summer and had quit a few set backs with our home. times have been rough and we almost lost our home but now were fine,it was a mistake with our moragae co. can you belive it and i had to fight with them for the last year but we won thank gosh. we refinaced our home now and we finally get to fix our breezway i tore apart last summer and were getting a new roof put on too shewwwww it was hard to get there.
Jacob is over comming all his anger with the burn now he is smiling again and playing in our back yard again i was worried we would have to take down the playset( his make a wish gift) but its all working out now he is growing so big. seems like yeasterday when he was my baby boy now he is alomost 8 on the 30th of this month"where has my baby gone? his counts have been great and all his appointments have been great too! thought we have set up an appointment to see a doctor about his learning problems so we can really see where he is at his age i here about this within the next 2 weeks. he doesnt seem to hold memory with his learning he forgets by the next day what he has learned, he still has sever headachs which stop him for doing alot but in time we hope to have it undercontrol, its just nice to see him smile i have waited so long for this and now its here and next month is his ONE YEAR OFF TREATMENT WHOOHOOO ohh guess what i bought a HOT Tub lol i say this beacuse threw his treatments i was always wishing i had a place to relax in my home seeing i live with all boys and my hubby so yeah i cant wait until its delivered boy do i need it!!! it will be here end of may . our lifes have been going good and it feels so strange, all the little things we worry about in life i have learned that they can wait and take one day at a time and someday things will be better,

Oh Jaocb never went on the trip with the fire fiters he chickened out at the last min so maybe next year he will he just could not be away from mommy go figure lol

when i bought my hot tub i thought i would be so excited becasue i havent boughht anything nice in over 5 years except medical needs that i had a panic attack becasue i keep saying maybe i shouldnt becasue what if..... but hubby said i needed something for myself and we desrved it i still think do i everyday i hope i hope the guilty part goes away soon cuz im afraid i shouldnt have , oh hell maybe when it comes ill forget all that feeling guilty stuff.
so if you ever come to michiagn let me know ill make a nice frozen drink and we'll enjoy soaking in it together!!
I pray for al of you parents that your lifes will get beeter soon and everyone will be healthy soon God Bless all of you .



now for sad news a good friend of mine has a son I belive some of you may know them AUDRA AND KEEGAN , keegan has ALL also and he went out of remission in his last year of treatment witha few months to go so could you all please pray for keegan he is such a wonderful little guy thank you

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Hospital Information:

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
1500 EAST MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE
ANN ARBOR, MI 48109-0910

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E-mail Author: swtcoolcat@aol.com

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