Little boy in need of prayers/vibes PLEASE

[eyesonthesky 0]

I will start by saying that I work at the cancer centre here in Calgary Canada and am sending this request for prayers (if you believe in the same) or good vibes for a patient of mine.

Joseph P. is a little boy who will be 2 years old in April of this year. I treated him after he was diagnosed with a second recurrence of leukemia (3 diagnosis total). We treated the site of recurrence over 2 weeks in Feb and then he had chemotherapy and total body irradiation to completely ablate his immune system. He then underwent a bone marrow transplant yesterday. His is very ill right now and things are very risky for the next 21-30 days (he will be unable to even leave his room at the hospital during this time and visitors will be very limited). My request is that you pray for/think of Joe and his parents (Evandra and Aaron) and for Joe's recovery from this terrible disease. Thanks

[mnealtx 0]

Poor little fella - prayers definitely sent!!

Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
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[McDuck 0]

A plethora of vibes headed his way!

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[GiaKrembs 0]

Ton's `o prayers headed his way!

((((((((((((((((((VIBES))))))))))))))))))))

g

Raddest ho this side of Jersey #1 - rest in peace brother
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.... you want access to it, but you don't want to break it.

[PsychoBob 0]

Prayers and Vibes sent.

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[IanHarrop 41]

Shannon you can count on vibes from me.

Hope he gets better!

Ian

"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

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[eyesonthesky 0]

Thanks very much to everyone, I am on my way to the Children's hospital right now to see how things are going.

Shannon

[VanillaSkyGirl 6]

Prayers and positive thoughts are being sent his way!

[freakyrat 1]

Best of vibes and prayers for the little guy.

Chris

[Broke 0]

I hate hearing about sick kids. Especially Lukemia. I once transported a little boy to his home from the hospital. He was going home to die. My partner still has a news article about this boy. He was 8 when he died. He died only a couple of days after we transported him home. It was sad.

On the other hand I enjoy the challenge of taking care of pediatric patients. I feel that when they need our help they really need it, because they are at the begining of their lives.

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[SkyDekker 1,419]

Stories like this put everything in perspective....

Thoughts will be with him and his family as well as his health care caregivers....

[caress 0]

From our family to the little guy we will be praying for him. Will put it before our congregation Sunday.

I've learned.... That being kind is more important than being
right.

[eyesonthesky 0]

I spent the entire afternoon with Joe and his parents today. Joe is very tired and in quite a bit of discomfort from the effects of his radiation treatments and now the transplant.

Joe will have the last part of his transplant tonight at approx 7:30 mountain standard time. So far things have gone pretty well, a few delays prepping the donor cells but thus far Joe's system has been coping about as well as we could have expected.

The family is amazed to hear that there are so many people they have never met are praying for/thinking of Joe. I am thinking of printing some of this thread to make a poster for his room.

Thank you all so much!
Shannon

[GiaKrembs 0]

Thanks for the update... I'll be sending some serious positive energy to Joe in about a half hour (surgery time)... god bless the lil guy!

((((((((HUGS)))))))))))

g

Raddest ho this side of Jersey #1 - rest in peace brother
Beth lost her cherry and I missed it
.... you want access to it, but you don't want to break it.

[thegreekone 0]

give'm hell, Joey!

[Muenkel 0]

First I want to thank you Shannon for the work you do. It takes a very special person to do that.

I will definitely be praying for Joe and his family.

I cannot stand to see people suffer, especially kids.

Please keep us informed.

Chris

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Chris

[ACMESkydiver 0]

Prayers for Joseph P. from the home of (2) Joseph P.'s, senior and junior.

Our Joeys have conquered struggle, and your little patient can, too.

Bless you for working in what must be one of the most challenging careers anyone could pursue.

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

[IanHarrop 41]

Please people this is a great opportunity to remember that there is something concrete that you can do to help people like Joey. Give blood and participate in the bone marrow registry.

The amount of blood and blood products used in the procedures related to helping cancer patients is unbelievable.

There are three ways you can donate blood:
- whole blood, you can donate every 58 days
- platelets, you can donate every 2 weeks
- plasma, you can donate every week

Both platelets and plasma are great ways for skydivers to donate as you get to keep your red blood cells, the ones that carry oxygen, and won't have any problems going to higher altitudes even right after donating.

You get something back from being a blood donor. It might not seem like much but it has value.

You get to know that you are helping people that really need it.

I'm a pretty regular donor (131 times so far) but the time I remember best was about 12 years ago when was asked to donate platelets for every day for 5 days as I had matched a child that was having a bone marrow transplant. You can bet I sure got the warm and fuzzies knowing I was helping somebody beat cancer.

So get your own dose of warm and fuzzies. Be a blood donor

"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

[peacefuljeffrey 0]

I hope he gets well and strong again. **vibes**
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-Jeffrey
"With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!"

[peacefuljeffrey 0]

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Please people this is a great opportunity to remember that there is something concrete that you can do to help people like Joey. Give blood and participate in the bone marrow registry.

The amount of blood and blood products used in the procedures related to helping cancer patients is unbelievable.

There are three ways you can donate blood:

If I hadn't spent those three months in England in 1992 I would still be allowed to donate here in the U.S.

I had donated a few gallons, and was a regular plateletpheresis donor for years, when suddenly a new question had appeared on the medical survey between one of my donations and another. Suddenly is was not all right that I had lived for 3 months in England, because I could be carrying whatever it is that causes vCJD.

So I guess we can start counting how many lives they have NOT been able to save with the blood I would have willingly, enthusiastically, regularly donated to those less fortunate.

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-Jeffrey
"With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!"

[mnealtx 0]

Jeffrey,

Double check on that, I believe after either 5 or 7 years you're eligible to donate again.

Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
POPS 9708 , SCR 14706

[IanHarrop 41]

This link details the issue of mad cow disease and giving blood in the States through the Red Cross.

http://www.redcross.org/services/biomed/blood/supply/CJDv.html

"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

[mnealtx 0]

Thanks for the info, Ian - I just remembered the Red Cross person saying something along the lines of what I told Jeffrey when I tried to donate a couple years back.

Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
POPS 9708 , SCR 14706

[eyesonthesky 0]

I want to highlight one part of Ian's post, and that it to participate in the bone marrow registry. Joe was incredibly fortunate to have a 100% matched donor, not once but twice (the first lady backed out, so a man was his actual donor). This was in itself a near miracle, as Joe is mixed race - Brazilian and Caucasian - and finding donors for such patients is VERY difficult and they usually end up being about a 60% match at best. The more people on the registry, the better chance patients like Joe have of a successful transplant. Becoming part of the registry is as simple as having a blood test and filling out some paperwork. I both belong to the registry and give blood.
Keep praying for Joe!