Steven was nine years old when he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in February 2011. His knee was amputated in a procedure known as Van Ness Rotationplasty. He is determined to beat cancer.
Friday, December 14, 2012
Still cancer free
Today Steven had his one year exam/scans/labs/Dr. appointments, and everything looked great. Both Dr. Jones (his orthopedic surgeon) and Dr. Wright (his oncologist) thought he looked amazing. Dr. Jones was super impressed with Steven's Xrays--his leg has healed beautifully from the break last year about this time. We saw Dr. Jones before we went to the oncology clinic and he told us that Steven's chest CT was clear. That was a huge relief and we knew that by about 11am, so we were able to relax and go to lunch before Steven's clinic appointment. Steven was just thrilled and became his usual happy and enthusiastic self. After his appointment with Dr. Jones, he went into the waiting room and announced his good news to the friends we had made while waiting. I really can't express just how grateful I am. I've been going over in my mind how I would be able to handle bad news right now and I couldn't quite envision a good scenario. Thankfully that was a fruitless exercise! Hooray for good scans!
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So happy to hear it! We've been waiting so thanks for posting.
ReplyDeleteWe are absolutely thrilled! We are so glad you were able to walk away with nothing but good news!!!
ReplyDeleteWe love you guys!
Fantastic news!! Hope this makes the holiday season a little easier for you all.
ReplyDeleteHooray for good scans!!!! He's such a brave guy. I can't even imagine his anxiety as you go through this over and over, but I can imagine his excitement as he tells the world the scans are clean!
ReplyDeleteWonderful, happy, Merry Christmas news! I'm so glad. You guys deserve a break!
ReplyDeleteOh I am so happy!! So happy to read this wonderful news.
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