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DIAGNOSIS INFORMATION

Diagnosis:

Neuroblastoma

Treated at:

Helen Devos, Grand Rapids

Current Status:

Cancer free

Age at Diagnosis:

0

Benjamin M.

Location: East Lansing, MI, US Age: 7

Benjamin was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma via ultrasound before he was born. By the time he was 7 weeks old he had been through numerous CT scans, a bone marrow aspiration, a bone scan and surgery.

This year Benjamin started kindergarten. It's a milestone we didn't know if we would reach at the time he was born. Benjamin is all boy and loves the outdoors and sports especially playing soccer with his sister, Macy, and fishing with his daddy. Benjamin loves his brothers and sisters and is hoping for a guys fishing trip with his brothers, dad and grandpas this summer.

We've been so blessed because Benjamin didn't have to endure chemotherapy or radiation which is not the case for most children diagnosed with Neuroblastoma. Neurablastoma is particularly lethal ...

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