Conquering Neuroblastoma

“Faith in something greater than ourselves enables us to do what we have said we'll do, to press forward when we are tired or hurt or afraid, to keep going when the challenge seems overwhelming and the course is entirely uncertain.”
President Gordon B. Hinckley

Monday, November 26, 2007

Second Update

November 19, 2007 from Heather
Well, his MRI didn't go very well. Lukas has another tumor in his Adrenal Gland. The oncologist believe this is the main tumor and that it metastasized into his brain. They are giving us a diagnosis of Metastatic Neuroblastoma. That is what the symptoms are pointing at. That isn't the final diagnosis. Tomorrow we are going through a whole round of more tests to get the "real-final" diagnosis so we can start a treatment plan. Lukas will be drinking a dye that soaks into his bones so they can scan his bones for tumors, he will have a CT scan of his abdomen to check his organs for tumors and he will more than likely have a bone marrow biopsy. He will also have a urine test. All of these and whatever else they throw at us will determine exactly what Luaks has. It really sucks, there isn't anything to do right now to help us. Between Kurt's and my family, Theron, Cowboy and us are taken care of. This is going to be a really long road, so there will be plenty of stuff to help with as we start surgery's and treatments.

Thank you for all of your prayers and those of you that have visited. We have food and snacks for now. If you want to come up you can. Room 3104 at Cooks Children's Hospital in Ft. Worth.

Thank you all for everything.

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