JOSHUA

Welcome to JOSHUA'S Web Page. It has been provided to keep people updated about our Child. Joshua has Neuroblastoma stageIV, since November 11, 2002, his little life has changed so much, he has been through eleven rounds of chemo, and four surgeries. He had his stem-cell transplant Nov 11,2003. He has been thru 3 cycles of the 3F8 antibodies, and had 28 days of radiation crammed into 14. Joshua is now 5 years old and so full of life. It's hard to believe there was once this terrible monster growing inside him. Please keep JOSHUA in your prayers that he beats this monster. We were told that Joshua had relapsed with disease in his marrow on the left posteria sample on April 30, 2004. Since then he has received 7 more days of radiation to the hip area and 6 more rounds of irinotecan and waiting on a miracle as he has been fighting low counts since the first round of radiation. October 25th Joshua had seven more days of radiation to two new spots found in scans done Oct 12th & 13th 2004. One on the left jaw and one on the base of the skull. December 6th, 2004, Joshua started CEP-701 at CHOP. CHECK OUT JOSHUA'S SMILE QUILT AND QUILT OF LOVE AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Joshua lost his battle with neuroblastoma but won the war of life flying into the arms of Jesus as the perfect Valentine February 14th, 2005.

Joshua and Travis are featured in the 2006 Littlest Fighters Calendar in February, to honor Joshua joining the angels. Each calendar sold raises money to send free gifts to caringbridge children. Joshua received one of these gifts, a T-shirt, and it meant a lot to him and to us, so please support the calendar fundraiser if you can.


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Journal

Friday, January 30, 2009 11:02 AM CST

Joshua turned 10 years old in Heaven Sunday, January 25,2009. I picture him taller, more handsome, and knowing joshua he has lots of little girlfriends in heaven.I wonder if all of his grandparents can keep up with him up there.

I was watching a show the other night and I cried thinking about my Joshua. This little girl who was seven years old, her cancer had come back and the Dr's said that the only thing now that they could do was a Bone marrow Transparent, and prayed that it worked. She told someone that she wish that she was a baby again, and they ask her why, she said, because I want to stay in this world longer.I prayed for her and her family and I hope she does get more time in this world. I wish my Joshua could have had more time in this world too.

Valentine's Day is coming up and I'm not loooking forward to it, I think it is the hardest for me. I am blessed that I don't have to work that day.

Travis, Jamie, and I are doing fine, just working and going to school all the time. We love you all and Thank you all for signing the guestbook and letting us know that you all are still reading Joshua's web-page,even though his mommy is a slacker at updating it.
Love, Christine

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