Guest guest Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 My friend , her son's name is Auston and they need all your prayers. This is the message she sent me yesterday. Please read. Auston had an appointment with his HEM/ONC doctor today and while Auston had well over a year of being cancer free(large b-cell lymphoma), we found out that it has returned. I know some of you are familiar with the way cancer works; or the saying that when it comes back, it comes back twice as hard. Instead of three areas of growth, now there are five; three lymph nodes above his collarbones, an area outside of the old sight and two spots on the lungs. Biopsy, bone marrow aspirate and the start of chemotherapy. The start. Three courses of chemo. This will be a different chemo than he's taken before. Rituximab (Rituxin), Ifosfamide, Carboplatin, Etoposide and intrathecal Methotrexate and AraC. Then, Radiation to the chest. Along with this, somewhere down the line (when they're sure his bone marrow is clean), stem cells will be harvested from him and he will be having a bone marrow transplant. That alone will have us in the hospital for two months straight (the bone marrow). Keep us in your thoughts and prayers, please. Please pray and send healing vibrations their way. He is a strong boy and a fighter and we want him to keep fighting. His mother, is an emotional wreck but is staying strong for Auston and he does the same for her and his dad. He is precious. THank you all very much. ((((((Warm Hugs)))))) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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