Our Little Princey Fellow - Collin Cureageous

When Collin was born, his sister called him her "princey fellow." Collin was diagnosed with High Risk Metastatic Medulloblastoma (a brain tumor that had spread to his spine) on 4/22/10 at 16 months of age. He has had brain surgery, high dose chemo, an autologous stem-cell rescue, maintenance chemo, a phase II trial, more chemo, and radiation to his brain and spine. He has relapsed twice, but is fighting with such strength and courage, we have more recently dubbed him Collin Cureageous.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Tuesday, September 14

This morning the nurse practitioner surprised us with the news that we could go home today! Collin's counts had come up significantly overnight, so they felt we could safely return home. We have to give IV and oral antibiotics twice a day to get rid of the infections Collin has, and Bill gave the Neupogen shot tonight-he's a pro at it! It is so nice to be home!

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RosebudSeptember 15, 2010 at 9:46 AM
WHOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!
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AnonymousSeptember 15, 2010 at 11:45 PM
I'm so thankful for God's faithfulness!! May He continue to give you His Glory!!
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Matthew SmithSeptember 18, 2010 at 10:18 AM
Hi Jennifer, I glad you and Collin made it home I wanted to pass this on to when you and collin go back in the hospital for more treatment. This is a ministry out of the church I go to Life Center
Just go to the link below. They are at Hershey Med Ctr Nonn to 1 pm Every Friday.http://www.hersheyaglow.com/ministries.html
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I am the proud mom of 2 wonderful kids, Neya (born in 2004) and Collin (born in 2008). When Collin was born, Neya loved princesses, and called her baby brother her "princey fellow." As a mom, my greatest fear in life is something happening to one of my children. My fear was realized when my sweet 16 month old son was diagnosed with cancer in April of 2010. I have watched him go through things no child should ever experience, and I am in awe of his strength. He is my hero.

I have learned that cancer is the #1 cause of disease-related death in children under the age of 20, killing more than asthma, cystic fibrosis, diabetes and pediatric AIDS combined. 46 children are diagnosed with cancer every single day. 7 children die from cancer every single day. 1 out of every 5 children diagnosed with cancer will die. There are 5 children diagnosed with cancer for every one diagnosed with pediatric AIDS, yet only $20,000 is invested in cancer research for every $595,000 invested in pediatric AIDS research. Of the National Cancer Institute's budget of $4.6 billion, breast cancer received 12%, prostate cancer received 7%, and all 12 major groups of pediatric cancer combined received less than 3%.

I started this blog as a way of keeping loved ones and friends updated on Collin. Now I also hope that his story will help raise awareness about Medulloblastoma and all childhood cancers. Awareness about childhood cancer needs to be increased so that it may some day receive the funding it deserves so that a cure can be found. Children deserve the chance to grow up and live their dreams; they shouldn't have to fight for the chance to live.

For more information on Medulloblastoma, view this document from the American Brain Tumor Association web site.