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Garrett and Cassie Drew 
Welcome to Garrett's and Cassie's Web Page.
It has been provided to help keep people updated about Garrett and Cassie. He was diagnosed with Stage IV Neuroblastoma in April 2001. He received an autologous stem cell transplant on November 27, 2001, following seven months of chemotherapy and seventeen radiation treatments. He was released on December 13, 2001. He is now almost 11 years old, and has been in remission for 9 years. He is 9 years post transplant. Garrett will start 6th grade in August.
Cassie was born on February 6, 2004...13 weeks before her due date, weighing 2 pounds 6 ounces. She was discharged from the NICU at McLeod's Children's Hospital in Florence on April 16...10 weeks after she was born, then weighing almost 5 pounds. She is now 7 years old and definitely does not look like she could have ever been a preemie. She has very mild cerebral palsy and underwent surgery on her legs in June 2010 to help her walk better. She is doing great! She is now 7 years old and will be in 2nd grade in August.
Journal
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 8:09 PM CDT Garrett and Cassie are both doing wonderful. Thank you all for your calls, cards, concerns, and prayers. We know we wouldn't have come this far with our two little miracles without your prayers. God has brought us a long way and we have learned to just keep believing and having faith.
Garrett had his check-ups last week at Duke. On Wednesday we met with the cardiologist and the heart surgeon. Part of his incision was red, so the surgeon took a really close look at it...which didn't make Garrett happy AT ALL...and they ended up giving him two shots of antibiotic and a round of oral antibiotics. His incision is looking better now, and will hopefully be completely healed in a few weeks. Also on Wednesday, his labs were drawn. Thank goodness the man drawing the labs was able to get a good vein on the first try. When his blood was drawn before we left the hospital there were two ladies that could only get blood from a vein on the top of his foot. He was not loooking forward to that again. On Thursday we met with his oncologist. He said Garrett's blood counts looked great. He did his exam and said Garrett looked wonderful and that everything looked normal. The word "normal" is not one of my favorite words but it does sound pretty good coming from your child's oncologist. We will see the oncologist again next summer for Garrett's annual check-up.
Cassie is working hard to strengthen her legs. She had her check-up on June 22nd and will have plate removed from her leg on August 30th. Until then, she has been told to NOT wear her braces as much so she can strengthen her ankles and her shin muscles. She's been working very had at therapy. She's worked up to 18 minutes on the treadmill and doing so well.
Thank you again for your prayers and for your love!
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West Columbia, SC
843-319-7935
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