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Trick or Treat

The children of St. Jude are now asleep, comatose in the aftermath of an orgy of candy consumption.

Colin's MRI Results... and so Much More

Colin enjoyed three nights on the prowl (i.e. outpatient) before a planned admission on Friday for chemo to start on Saturday.

GTA: Memphis

The big news is that Colin is set to discharge on Tuesday morning.

Iron Man, not Iron Lungs

Colin has finished the methotrexate infusion that kicked off the second round of chemo.

Hello, Neutropenia!

Initially, the reluctance to release Colin from the hospital was related to timing and the fact that we had still not worked out the kinks with managing his secretions.

Putting the Fundo to the Test

After Colin’s sudden swelling on Sunday, Monday started off relatively placid.

Diarrhea Woes

This morning, Colin woke up with diarrhea and had several bouts before noon.

Breathing Easy

Colin is in the ICU recovering from the installation of a trach tube.

The Eaglet Has Landed

Colin is settled in Memphis! We arrived at 1:30 am local time (Central).

Camp Sunshine is an incredible place for families with children with lifethreatening illnesses to find support. It costs $2,000 for a week of camp. Though much of the work is done by volunteers, they provide three meals a day for everybody and much much more.

Please help us keep the wheels turning so we can help make sure more families can experience this wonderful community. We are participating in the New Haven polar plunge on Saturday, February 25.

Visit our fundraising page to donate a few dollars to a great cause (four stars on Charity Navigator, the highest rating they give).

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