Brooke Brion June 9, 1998 - Dec. 8, 2005

This is the 1st day of school in 2004. The kids had some cousins here after school and they had a water fight. This is one of my favorite pictures ever!

Welcome to Brooke's Web Page. It has been provided to keep people updated about Brooke. Brooke was diagnosed July 15,2003 with bilateral Wilm's tumors. Her wonderful pediatrician found them at her kindergarten check-up. On January 20,2004, surgeons removed Brooke's right kidney and 1/2 her left kidney. Brooke has an older brother Gavin who is 10 and puppy whose name is Snowball. They are both the loves of her life! Brooke finished her treatments of chemotherapy, radiation and surgery in June,2004.Her parents are Nick and Darby Brion.

May, 2005. Brooke has now relapsed. She started having headaches and an MRI showed a tumor in her skull. There are also tumor cells in her bone marrow. The neurosurgeon doesn't want to operate on the tumor. He can't tell from the MRI if the tumor is just pressing on her sagital sinus or if it has grown into it. We are praying that chemo and possibly radiation will rid Brooke of the tumor and other cancer cells.

Brooke had her heavenly healing on December 8, 2005,the feast of the Immaculate Conception. She is now with her Grandpa Brion in heaven.

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Journal

Monday, August 18, 2008 1:07 PM CDT

Today is Gavin's first day of 7th grade. So hard to believe! I never thought about taking his picture this morning. He probably wouldn't have wanted me to any more anyway. He wasn't too excited for school to start, but it wasn't hard to get him up this morning. He's always really good about getting up. I just know by the end of the week though, it will be catching up to him and he'll probably be crabby! He's used to sleeping in all morning!

I found a poem from another site I'm going to put on here. I felt like I could have wrote it.

Because of you,
I love a little more.

Because of you,
I take time to give an extra kiss good-bye.

Because of you,
I have a new favorite song.

Because of you,
There may be dust on the windowsill, and I don't care.

Because of you,
I live today before I worry about tomorrow.

Because of you,
I don't give up quite so fast.

Because of you,
I still believe in rainbows.

Because of you,
Now I can help or listen more.

Because of you,
Today, I am me.

Eileen Wernsman

Hospital Information:

Patient Room: heaven

Nick, Darby & Gavin Brion
14816 Lake St
Omaha, NE 68116
(402)965-9280

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E-mail Author: nbrion@cox.net

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