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Greetings From The Great State Of Texas!
 Benjamin Jacob, age 12 Dx Pilocytic Astrocytoma 3/24/03 Tumor resected 4/04/03 Benji turned 13 years old on February 25!!! "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)   He's My Son Written by Mark Schultz I'm down on my knees again tonight I'm hoping this prayer will turn out right See there is a boy that needs Your help I've done all that I can do myself His mother is tired I'm sure You can understand Each night as he sleeps She goes in to hold his hand And she tries not to cry As the tears fill her eyes Can You hear me? Am I getting through tonight? Can You see him? Can You make him feel all right? If You can hear me Let me take his place somehow See, he's not just anyone He's my son Sometimes late at night I watch him sleep I dream of the boy he'd like to be I try to be strong and see him through But God who he needs right now is You Let him grow old Live life without this fear What would I be Living without him here He's so tired and he's scared Let him know that You're there Can You hear me? Am I getting through tonight? Can You see him? Can You make him feel all right? If You can hear me Let me take his place somehow See, he's not just anyone He's my son Can You hear me? Am I getting through tonight? Can You see him? Can You make him feel all right? If You can hear me Let me take his place somehow See, he's not just anyone ... Can You hear me? Can You see him? Please don't leave him He's my son.   Journal Thursday, April 16, 2009 0:03 AM CDT Hello, everyone!!! Benji is doing well, getting taller and more grown up every day. He is six years cancer free now. It's been hard to update this page. So much stuff is going on around our house. Just normal every day stuff. The kids are doing well in school. We're getting ready for the summer. We're going to do some campong and swimming, and Rick and I will be going away for our twentieth anniversary in June. Please keep in prayer all those that are fighting cancer and other illnesses. Thanks and God bless, Loriann ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Childhood cancer facts *Childhood cancers are the #1 disease killer of children - more than asthma, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, and pediatric AIDS combined. *Childhood cancer is not a single disease, but rather many different types that fall into 12 major categories. Common adult cancers are extremely rare in children, yet many cancers are almost exclusively found in children. *Childhood Cancers are cancers that primarily affect children, teens, and young adults. When cancer strikes children and young adults it affects them differently than it would an adult. *Attempts to detect childhood cancers at an earlier stage, when the disease would react more favorably to treatment, have largely failed. Young patients often have a more advanced stage of cancer when first diagnosed. (Approximately 20f adults with cancer show evidence the disease has spread, yet almost 80f children show that the cancer has spread to distant sites at the time of diagnosis). *Cancer in childhood occurs regularly, randomly, and spares no ethnic group, socioeconomic class, or geographic region. *The cause of most childhood cancers are unknown and at present, cannot be prevented. (Most adult cancers result from lifestyle factors such as smoking, diet, occupation, and other exposure to cancer-causing agents). *One in every 330 Americans will develop cancer by the age of 20. On the average, 12,500 children and adolescents in the U.S. are diagnosed with cancer each year. *On the average, 1 in every 4 elementary school has a child with cancer. The average high school has two students who are a current or former cancer patient. In the U.S., about 46 children and adolescents are diagnosed with cancer every weekday. *While the cancer death rate has dropped more dramatically for children than for any other age group, 2,300 children and teenagers will die each year from cancer. *Childhood leukemia (making up the largest group of childhood cancers) was once a certain death sentence, but now can be cured almost 80f the time. *Today, up to 75f the children with cancer can be cured, yet, some forms of childhood cancers have proven so resistant to treatment that, in spite of research, a cure is illusive. *Several childhood cancers continue to have a very poor prognosis, including: brain stem tumors, metastatic sarcomas, relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and relapsed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.   send email Hospital Information:
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