Kellen, now a rambunctious 5 yr old, wasn't so playful that June 2008. At 3.5 yrs old he was your typical 3 yr old; demanding independence, picky eater, climbing on, in and around anything considered off limits, smart and just a silly little boy. It wasn't until we notice how pale he became, changes in eating habits, bruises, lack of endurance & strength, increased sleep, always cold, tummy aches, an infected cut and a fever that we finally demanded someone listen. Yep, June 21, 2008, forever changed our future when we found ourselves at CMH in a hospital room waiting for someone to tell us what was going on. June 22 the official diagnoses Pre-B cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia..."the kind you want to get if you get cancer." So we have been told! How about NO cancer! That is our...
Kellen, now a rambunctious 5 yr old, wasn't so playful that June 2008. At 3.5 yrs old he was your typical 3 yr old; demanding independence, picky eater, climbing on, in and around anything considered off limits, smart and just a silly little boy. It wasn't until we notice how pale he became, changes in eating habits, bruises, lack of endurance & strength, increased sleep, always cold, tummy aches, an infected cut and a fever that we finally demanded someone listen. Yep, June 21, 2008, forever changed our future when we found ourselves at CMH in a hospital room waiting for someone to tell us what was going on. June 22 the official diagnoses Pre-B cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia..."the kind you want to get if you get cancer." So we have been told! How about NO cancer! That is our dream! That is the one we want!
Kellen is a survivor! The day we heard him say "I'm stronger than Leukemia" is a day we will also never forget! We knew then that no matter the outcome we were learning a lesson from a 3 yr old and what the true meaning of life is really about. Kellen has been in remission since July 28, 2008! An early rapid responder to treatment we have much to be thankful for. He loves his kitty (who attends every treatment), transformers, bugs, riding bikes, his little brothers, loves to write his name and reminds his parents frequently they are the bestest and coolest. We will do anything to hear that for the rest of our lives. He entered Maintenance Phase January 2009 and thankfully is sailing through treatment. We look forward to the day his treatment is over and the day we hear him say, I told you I was stronger than leukemia! He is our hero, our life, our world.
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