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February 5th, 2009 - One Year On…
Wow! One year ago today we learnt the devastating news that one of our precious three sons, Cameron, had cancer. Now, today we are blessed because Cameron has not only survived the gruelling treatment to rid his little body of this dreadful disease, but the growth that had invaded his chest is in full retreat. Today he went off to school, smiling, ready for one of his favourite subjects – Agriculture Science – looking so handsome and strong. Read the rest of this entry »
January 9th, 2009 - The Good News Continues Too!
Cameron had his post CT scan visit with the oncologist today and she is very pleased with his scan results and examination. The mass has shrunk considerably on its own and is now very small in comparison to what it was and the shrinkage was clearly visible in comparison with the scan taken just 3 months ago. Parts of the mass that is there appear to be Read the rest of this entry »
January 6th, 2009 - Happy New Year! The Journey Continues…
Today, Tuesday, Cameron was scheduled to go for his quarterly blood tests and CT scan. So the boys and I headed down the all too familiar road to the Royal Children’s Hospital. Everything was fairly straight forward and the nurses were so genuinely happy to see Cam looking so well and having grown taller too. The first stop was a having a canula inserted into a vein in Cameron’s hand in preparation for Read the rest of this entry »
December 22nd, 2008 - Thank you Make-A-Wish… thank you Mythbusters
Wow.. I can’t believe it is already over a month since we returned from of wonderful trip to San Francisco. Our feet have not touched the ground since, as we went straight into the end of year celebrations at school etc with the term ending during the first few days of December, so our house has been rather noisy and busy ever since… but the trip was absolutely amazing. Clearly, it isn’t called the ‘Make a Wish Foundation’ for nothing as we felt so incredibly blessed by the whole experience.
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November 6th, 2008 - Mythbusters Here We Come
A little over a week ago we were informed that Cameron’s wish – which is to meet the folks from the Mythbusters tv show – has not only been granted by the Make a Wish Foundation, but organised! The only day the show’s schedule allows is Monday 10th November… so we’re off! Cameron and the boys are so excited. In fact we all are because Make a Wish have pulled out all the stops to get us to San Francisco on time and they are absolutely spoiling us with a city adventure that includes meeting the Mythbusters, staying in a lovely central hotel with a tour to Alcatraz and all the touristy stuff we can handle for a week. Wow! What can we say? Seeya…
October 21st, 2008 - A fabulous result and adventure all around…
Sometimes we just don’t realise the Weight we’re carrying around on our shoulders until it is lifted and today produced one of those moments. After two days of tests last week, the Oncologist today finally said “Well it all looks good, the PET Scan was negative (no active cancer cells) and the C/T scan shows a significant shrinkage of the mass.” Cameron let out a “Yes!” with one of those clenched first actions that sports professionals use when they deliver the winning shot… Read the rest of this entry »
September 5th, 2008 - All Change Once Again…
Last week marked another big event in Cameron’s life with the starting of a new school. Yes, just another thing to come to terms with. Basically Cameron was struggling to settle back into life at SCGS and desperately felt the need to move somewhere with deeper, more authentic Christian values and in his words, “I want to go where my friends who stood with me during my journey with cancer are, Mom”. A lot of children from our church go to the school he is now at. Read the rest of this entry »
August 20th, 2008 - More Good News – Test Results
Cameron and I travelled down to Brisbane and firstly were delighted that “M” was out of hospital so we visited him at the Lodge and it was good to see him looking a lot better than when we last saw him through his window in isolation. Sadly we missed little “A” and others.  The good news is Cameron’s mass has shrunk a bit, not a whole lot since last time but there was some progress. Read the rest of this entry »
August 11th, 2008 - Happy Birthday Cameron
Here we are in August already. It’s hard to believe that tomorrow Cameron turns 12. What a huge day it is for him and every member of our family. Withthe first half of the year being filled with so much pain, fear and a journey into the unknown we now look forward to a climb back up hill filled with hard work, hope and excitement as we put our lives back together. Cameron is settling back into school life and is eager to just get stuck right back into everything. He is experiencing some difficulty recovering socially as friends have all moved on and he has been out of the loop for some time, but he has already shown how resilient he is and we know he will come out of this next stage of his journey even stronger. Read the rest of this entry »
July 20th, 2008 - Hearing Laughter
Standing today on the jetty at a friend’s house, listening to cackles of laughter coming from Cameron and his friend in her “tinny” boat as they were buzzing around the canal gave me such an intense moment of joy in my heart, which must have showed as my friend said, “It is good to hear them laugh, isn’t it?” I agreed and thought how blessed we are that Cameron is enjoying life and that we still have him with us. I thank God everyday for saving Cameron’s life and no matter what struggles we endure nothing can take away the appreciation of his life. Read the rest of this entry »
