First, I offer apologies for the unintentionally long silence. (From a technical standpoint, if anybody visited the site in the last few weeks and got a malware alert, Google was correct and I have fixed the website, so it is currently safe.) The very short synopsis is that Colin is doing great and his last trip to St. Jude in August went well. However, so much time has passed that we are literally back in Memphis and Colin is in his MRI, so this seems like the ultimate deadline to update for eight months of excitement and change. In Colin’s world, that is a lot of time. Continue reading Fast Forward
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True North
Colin is in remission, and it now seems easier to utter the words aloud. His scan from January was still “stable,” with Dr. Gajjar now asserting that the sliver of “whatever” that cradles Colin’s brain stem is scar tissue. Continue reading True North
Boomerang Boy
After days of struggling with the aftermath of chemo, Colin started to perk up a bit, so he emerged from the hospital after 25 days. Continue reading Boomerang Boy
Awesomeness is Free of Charge
St. Jude has Kung Fu Panda in its DVD library, which I have never seen in its entirety. Continue reading Awesomeness is Free of Charge
Chemoed Out
Colin is officially chemoed out. Continue reading Chemoed Out
Colin, the Blue(s) Man of Memphis
Now for a long and eventful update. Continue reading Colin, the Blue(s) Man of Memphis
Third Eye Patch
Today, it seemed that the eye patch gods had finally smiled upon us: the arrival of a nice bundle of pediatric eye gauzes. Continue reading Third Eye Patch
Breathing Easy
Colin is in the ICU recovering from the installation of a trach tube. He also has a new MRI done this morning and we will discuss the results of that when Dr. Gajjar is back in town next week. Continue reading Breathing Easy
Graceland
Colin has been at the center of a whirlwind of activity. Continue reading Graceland
You Should See the Other Guy
Colin’s surgery on Monday went swimmingly, a marvel of coordination between the general surgery and neurosurgery teams. Continue reading You Should See the Other Guy