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SURVIVOR JACKSON! 10 MONTHS OFF TREATMENT!

This is Jackson's 2008 soccer photo. Love it!
Welcome to our son Jackson's web page. Jackson was diagnosed with ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia) on November 22, 2004. Jackson's treatment is approximately 3 1/2 years long. Click here for more information on his protocol, CCG1991.
Please check back frequently for updates on his treatment. Please make sure you sign his guestbook each time you visit us. Jackson loves reading all the entries! Thank you to all our friends and family for your thoughts and prayers!


 Jackson and Faith with the "Butt Tree" at Camp Okizu. ***************************************

You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself,"I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.". . . You must do the thing you think you cannot do. -Eleanor Roosevelt
 This photo is one of our favorites! Jackson meeting Jamy (the animator) for Yoda from Star Wars! Thank you Jamy for such a wonderful surprise!
If you are ever wanting to know how we, Jackson's parents are feeling, this beautiful song sums it up. It is called He's My Son performed by Mark Schultz.
JACKSON'S SMILE QUILT!
JACKSON'S QUILT OF LOVE!
 Jackson's banner made by the Big Brave Banner Site
The Littlest Soldiers
The medals on our chests Are portacaths for meds Helmets won't stay on Cause no hair is on our heads.
Our weapons of destruction We take every day We fight the battle within us While we struggle on to play.
We fight with honor and courage No marine could do as well We are only little children Living in this hell.
So bring on the medals The Purple Hearts of Wars The Gold Cross, The Silver Star To place upon our scars.
For We are the Children of Cancer No one has fought so hard But every day we struggle on Our LIFE is our reward.
by Cheryl Jagannathan mom to a leukemia survivor
Important Information!! Normal Blood Counts for Healthy Children
White Blood Cells (WBC): 5,000-10,000 Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC): over 1500 Hemoglobin (HGB): 11.5-13.5 Hematocrit (HCT): 34-40% Platelets: 160,000-500,000

Journal
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 Here we are two months since I last updated Jackson's site. It is no intention to wait so long, but it is nice to just breeze through life.
Halloween was wonderful! Jackson was a bottle of mustard and Faith was a geisha princess. They both had us laughing with their costume choices, but they were adorable. The rain held off and we were thankful to see the kids having such a great time trick or treating. Halloween is just another memory of when Jackson started to get sick. So it is extra nice to see him running around enjoying life.
Jackson is now done with soccer. His team had a great year and we have seen him come a long way. He continues to love soccer, just like his dad. We are now on to CYO basketball, which he is really liking also. The practices are at Jackson's school, and are only twice a week. Enjoying the break of driving to Petaluma three times a week.
Thanksgiving was nice and quiet. We hosted at our home with my mom and dad joining us. We enjoyed watching the parade on TV and just hanging out. It was nice being home. For the last three years, we have celebrated thanksgiving time at Disneyland. Jackson was diagnosed four years ago on Thanksgiving weekend and we have avoided the holiday with fun time at Disneyland. We didn't go this year, which was a little weird, but it was nice looking back at how far we have come.
Jackson's oncology appointment in November went great. Dr. Robbin's was happy with how he was doing and we moved his appointments to every six weeks. We don't go back to UCSF until after Christmas. yeah!
Faith continues to do well in school. She is loving kindergarten and making lots of new friends. She makes us laugh alot.
Thank you to everyone that continues to check in on Jackson and our family. We love still reading your guestbook entries. It is always nice popping on Caringbridge to check in. Happy Holidays!
Tiffany
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Hospital Information: Patient Room: Home Sweet Home! UCSF Children's Hospital 505 Parnassus Ave. San Francisco, CA 94143
Links: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/kathyvanriper Our great friend http://www.marrow.org National Bone Marrow Donor Program
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