Aidan's Journey

Aidan's journey began on Monday, Dec 3rd 2007 when we received a phone call that came so unexpectedly. After leaving work, we received a panicked phone call from the Kaiser Peds staff saying that at that moment his blood panels had come back from a check up that morning and Aidan was critically anemic. Do not stop for anything-dinner, clothes, nada. Drive directly to the ER and check right in. The blood tests he had taken earlier that day revealed that every part of his blood test-hemoglobin, white and red cells etc were critically low and further tests needed to be done asap. Hours later he was given two units of blood and platelets. The next morning tests confirmed our worst fears. Aidan's blood was full of cancer as he was diagnosed Tuesday night with Leukemia (Acute Myeloid Leukemia).

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Happy Story of the Day



The darkness clears and from the fog emerges a happy almost 10 year old boy named Aidan!! I am so overwhelmed and elated to report that since we have been home for a mere 2 1/2 weeks, Aidan has had a phenomenal recovery. This boy's body is growing strong he has more than quadrupled his counts in about14 days. As you can see from this pic, his first stop as soon as mom and Dr. gave the green flag was our favorite beach with his very best friends, the Corey and Bryson duo. Hair and eybrows are back as well as appetite and his frisky little attitude! He attended the class party for the last day of school and got to say goodbye to his friends and wonderful teacher Mr. Beyer for the summer.

As far as Dr. visits go he has graduated to blood work and check ups every two weeks. In the next month or so he will have another bone marrow biopsy but Dr. Ruki will put it off as long as his blood work continues to improve. We are going to work hard this summer so he can successfully transition to fourth grade with minimal aches and pains. Wish me luck!!!!
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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Fantastic, glad to hear you are improving. Think of you often. Joel Sensei

Anonymous said...

Hello Aidan and Aimee,
What a wonderful photo! So happy to hear that you are getting stronger.I hope you have a fantastic summer.
Sedra

Anonymous said...

Dear Aidan --- You are amazing!! We love the picture of you at the beach. We are so happy to hear that you are growing stronger every single day. We think of you often and keep you in our daily prayers. We are sending you big hugs, high fives and a really loud OOOSSSSS!!!!
Your friends,
Denise, Rob, Logan and Jillian Doss

Anonymous said...

Hi Aidan and family, just checking in . Think of you often, in fact, every time I teach the kids' Aikido class.Please feel free to contact me anytime. aikijoel@yahoo.com Take care, Joel Collins Sensei, Eishinkan Dojo