Finn R.Follow

Meet The Mighty Finn! Finn was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia on April 7, 2004 when he was 17 months old. What started as a routine trip to the pediatrician because we thought he had a skin rash, turned into a nightmare. Within hours we knew that Finn had leukemia. Within 24 hours Finn started a regime of chemotherapy that would ultimately last 3 1/2 years.

After an initial hospital stay following his diagnosis, Finn also contracted meningitis--something the infectious disease doctors had only seen once in 30 years in a leukemia patient. So while the road hasn't always been smooth, we are well aware of how lucky we have been. So many families we have met don't have the survival rate statistics on their side like we do. And we've had the support of our amazing family and friends.

Finn took his last dose of chemo on August 5, 2007! No more spinal taps, no more chemo, no more steroids! After 5 years with no sign of the cancer returning, Finn will be declared Cancer Free!

Finn is quite a character, which is probably putting it mildly! His aunt fondly calls him "Dennis the Menace." He's always into something--usually something he shouldn't be. He loves playing with trains, going to gymnastics, playing with friends, and playing with his big brother, Declan, who started shaving his head for St. Baldrick's in 2008!

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