Troy William Paulmeno

Welcome to Troy's Web Page. It has been provided to keep people updated about our son. Troy was diagnosed on December 6, 2003 when he was 3 1/2 yrs old, with a brain tumor called a diffuse pontine glioma. It is rare and inoperable. He underwent 31 rounds of radiation treamtments at St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital which shrunk the tumor 90%. Troy took an alternative cancer therapy called Protocel, did one round of chemo (Zarnestra) and another natural remedy. He is now cancer free.



MAY 23, 2000 - NOVEMBER 2, 2004

Journal

Saturday, December 29, 2007 5:00 AM CST

Well, I'm not sure how many people are still checking in, but I thought I might update anyway.

KIDS:
Hunter is doing very well and we have nick named him "Dennis." (short for "Dennis the Menace.") Oh, how such a sweet, snuggly baby can get into all kinds of messes and mischief. That child can take a tumble face first into the concrete driveway, cry for 2.2 seconds and get right back up for more! He pulls the dogs tail and thinks its funny when he growls at him. Dennis likes to "wack" Hayley because he loves her reaction! Yet, he is such a sweet boy and loves to kiss and cuddle. His vocabulary continues to amaze us.

Hayley is doing well in school, although struggling a bit with math. We are thinking of sending her to Kumom. If anyone has had any experience with that program, please e-mail us. She got an electric scooter from Santa for Christmas and we and have not seen her since about 8am Christmas morning. If you see her pass by, please send her home. She must be hungry by now.

WORK:
Business is doing well and oh my gosh how busy it keeps us! It's a retail business on steroids.


TROY:
A few weeks ago I was getting my mail and I had a flyer in my hand for an event that the Amelia Center was having. One of my neighbors saw the flyer and asked what is was and I told her that is is the grief counseling center that I go to and it has been such a blessing to me. She said, "Oh, you still go?" (emphasis on STILL).

The tears may not come as often but they are STILL there, they are STILL real, it STILL hurts ... everyday. His smile made me smile ... his heart made me happy. That is really hard to get over.

Please leave us a message!

All our love,

Nadine and John

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Hospital Information:

Patient Room: Heaven

Our Home
1722 Southcrest Trail
Hoover, AL 36244

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E-mail Author: angeltroy23@yahoo.com

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