Alex's Web Page

Welcome to Alex's Page. This page was created to keep friends and family up to date.
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Alex was born April 1, 2002 to Craig and Barb who had waited for him a long time. What a blessing!
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On December 7, 2004 Alex was dianoged with stage 4 neuroblastoma. The tumor was found in his abdomenal area and was attached to the main artery that supplies the lower body with blood flow.

Two years ago Alex endured 6 rounds of high-dose chemo; 7 1/2 hours of surgery to remove the bulk of the tumor; 96 hours of continuous chemo followed by a bone marrow transplant; 15 rounds of radiation and six rounds of Accutane. We are still waiting for Alex's bone marrow to recover.
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Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you. I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
Isaiah 41:10

Journal

Tuesday, December 6, 2011 1:43 PM CST

Seven years ago today was the worst day of our lives. Alex was diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma. He only had a 10-20 percent chance of surviving, and yet we found out that the Lord doesn't look at statistics.

The picture above is one we just had taken because we had Alex and Maggie dedicated a couple of weeks ago at church. One of the things that I was really sad about when Alex was diagnosed was that we had not had the opportunity to have him dedicated. It was such a surreal moment for us to have both of our children dedicated a couple of weeks ago.

Alex is doing so well. He is growing up so fast!! Seven years ago if you would have told me that not only would Alex be cancer free, but that we would have a beautiful one year old too, I would not have believed it!

Alex was 2 1/2 years old when he was diagnosed and now he is 9 1/2. My heart overflows with gratitude that the Lord spared our son. I have never forgotten, or ever will forget the friends that we lost during Alex's battle. I still pray for those who are still fighting.

Thank you to all of you who still check in on us and thank you once again for your prayers.

Merry Christmas from our family to yours.

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Hospital Information:

Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital
11100 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106

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E-mail Author: barbcr8m@netzero.net

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