Tag: being told your child has cancer

Childhood Cancer . Childhood Leukemia

Leukemia????

On September 22, 2012 by

September 13th started like any other Thursday. I got the kids on the bus to school and I went to work. About 15 minutes after I got into work, my phone rang. It was Dr. Schrader from Lakeside Family Physicians. She said that my instincts were right, and BJ was VERY anemic. His hemoglobin was Read More

Childhood Cancer . Childhood Leukemia

Day 1 of 29 day Induction Phase

On September 14, 2012 by

BJ was diagnosed with B-cell ALL type Leukemia. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a form of leukemia, or cancer of the white blood cells characterized by excess lymphoblasts.Dr. Oesterheld said he wanted me to hear these words…cureable, cureable, cureable. He said that 98% of their patients are in complete remission in 4 weeks. He said Read More