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Happy '08 from the Lonestar State!
 Benjamin Jacob, age 12 Dx Pilocytic Astrocytoma 3/24/03 Tumor resected 4/04/03 Benji will be 12 years old on February 25!!! "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)   He's My Son Written by Mark Schultz I'm down on my knees again tonight I'm hoping this prayer will turn out right See there is a boy that needs Your help I've done all that I can do myself His mother is tired I'm sure You can understand Each night as he sleeps She goes in to hold his hand And she tries not to cry As the tears fill her eyes Can You hear me? Am I getting through tonight? Can You see him? Can You make him feel all right? If You can hear me Let me take his place somehow See, he's not just anyone He's my son Sometimes late at night I watch him sleep I dream of the boy he'd like to be I try to be strong and see him through But God who he needs right now is You Let him grow old Live life without this fear What would I be Living without him here He's so tired and he's scared Let him know that You're there Can You hear me? Am I getting through tonight? Can You see him? Can You make him feel all right? If You can hear me Let me take his place somehow See, he's not just anyone He's my son Can You hear me? Am I getting through tonight? Can You see him? Can You make him feel all right? If You can hear me Let me take his place somehow See, he's not just anyone ... Can You hear me? Can You see him? Please don't leave him He's my son.   Journal Wednesday, April 23, 2008 8:43 AM CDT Benji will once again be participating in this years' Realy For Life. For more info on how you can support Benji, you can click the relay logo below. This year is special for Benji. On 4 April, he will be marking five years cancer free!!! Thank you, God!  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hello everybody!! Benji is doing extremely well. On the 4th of April, his five year anniversary since his surgery, we kept all the kids out of school and celebrated. We had a huge breakfast at IHOP, then it was off to six flags!! We had a blast and Benji was thrilled at having a special day. A week later, we attended the Leukemia and Lymphoma Little hero's Prom. Benji sang karoake with mom and actually won and iPod for a door prize! talk about shocked!! So, now we're an iPod/iTunes loving family. He had his oncology appointment and everything was good. He also had an eye Dr. appointment, which showed that Benji is quite near sighted. He got his new glasses the other day and is thrilled at how well he can see with them. In other news, Rick's retirement plans are going well. he was formally offered a job working between two facilities. He's really excited and we're all very relieved to have things working out so well. Grace and Josh are winding down the school year. Josh is excited about moving onto high school and Grace just wants the year to end so she can sleep in and go swimming every day. I still have a few weeks left of work before my summer begins. I can't wait!! Take care and God bless, Loriann ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Childhood cancer facts *Childhood cancers are the #1 disease killer of children - more than asthma, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, and pediatric AIDS combined. *Childhood cancer is not a single disease, but rather many different types that fall into 12 major categories. Common adult cancers are extremely rare in children, yet many cancers are almost exclusively found in children. *Childhood Cancers are cancers that primarily affect children, teens, and young adults. When cancer strikes children and young adults it affects them differently than it would an adult. *Attempts to detect childhood cancers at an earlier stage, when the disease would react more favorably to treatment, have largely failed. Young patients often have a more advanced stage of cancer when first diagnosed. (Approximately 20f adults with cancer show evidence the disease has spread, yet almost 80f children show that the cancer has spread to distant sites at the time of diagnosis). *Cancer in childhood occurs regularly, randomly, and spares no ethnic group, socioeconomic class, or geographic region. *The cause of most childhood cancers are unknown and at present, cannot be prevented. (Most adult cancers result from lifestyle factors such as smoking, diet, occupation, and other exposure to cancer-causing agents). *One in every 330 Americans will develop cancer by the age of 20. On the average, 12,500 children and adolescents in the U.S. are diagnosed with cancer each year. *On the average, 1 in every 4 elementary school has a child with cancer. The average high school has two students who are a current or former cancer patient. In the U.S., about 46 children and adolescents are diagnosed with cancer every weekday. *While the cancer death rate has dropped more dramatically for children than for any other age group, 2,300 children and teenagers will die each year from cancer. *Childhood leukemia (making up the largest group of childhood cancers) was once a certain death sentence, but now can be cured almost 80f the time. *Today, up to 75f the children with cancer can be cured, yet, some forms of childhood cancers have proven so resistant to treatment that, in spite of research, a cure is illusive. *Several childhood cancers continue to have a very poor prognosis, including: brain stem tumors, metastatic sarcomas, relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and relapsed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.   send email Hospital Information:
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