Josiah Nielsen

This page has been created by Josiah's parents to keep you all updated with Josiah's treatment and prayer requests. We want to thank you all for your prayers and support!

Journal

Saturday, May 3, 2008 9:30 PM CDT

On November 17th, 2004, we were standing in a Doctor’s office in Mexico hearing news no parent ever thinks they might be hearing. Our son, Josiah, just two weeks before his third birthday, was diagnosed with Leukemia (a Cancer of the blood). We dropped everything and less than 18 hours later we found ourselves sitting in a room on the Cancer floor of Children’s Hospital Minneapolis.
We have now traveled a LONG, HARD road for over three years fighting cancer alongside our hero, Josiah. It has not been easy with:

6 Hospital Stays
7 Blood Transfusions
7 Platelet Transfusions
22 Spinal Chemo. Injections
72 Doses of IV Chemo.
125 Trips to the Oncology Clinic
197 Days on Steroids
942 Doses of Oral Chemo.
Three Years and Three Months of Chemotherapy

But we write now to PRAISE GOD and to testify that because of all of YOU who have followed Josiah and our family, and have prayed fervently and without ceasing that GOD has done a work in Josiah! For on January 25, 2008, Josiah finished treatment and now has a prognosis FAR greater than we could have ever imagined, with an 85-90hance he will never relapse!!
Josiah will continue to have monthly blood draws through January 2009 and then moving down to quarterly and eventually yearly.
PLEASE continue to pray for Josiah and our family as we transition into “post-treatment” life, and make our move back to Mexico in July 2008.
From now on we will continue to have updates on Josiah on our new Family Website: www.nielsenfamily.ministryhome.org under "Josiah Update" click the website link below)
PLEASE check it out and sign the guestbook there, it continues to be a source of encouragement for us.

THANKS and BLESSINGS,
The Nielsens
Ryan, Molly, Isaiah, Josiah, Keziah, and Lydiah

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Links:

http://www.nielsenfamily.ministryhome.org   Family Website

E-mail Author: ryanandmolly2@comcast.net

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