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SURVIVOR JACKSON!
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.
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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, October 7, 2008 Today Jackson had his 8th month off treatment appointment at UCSF. Per our oncologist, Jackson looks fabulous! He is now 4 ft. 7 inches tall and weighs in at 70 lbs. He will definately be catching up to me soon. His blood counts were right where they need to be. Our oncology nurse asked if it was OK for us to know that if we didn't hear from her, that all was fine. I immediately chimed in that I would still like to know what his actual blood counts were and we can re evaluate in the next 6 months. (I'm not quite there yet.)
We just had Light The Night at the end of September. Jackson's ALL Stars raised almost $ 6000 for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Way to go team! It was a very fun evening and I know we all had lots of fun. Thank you to everyone that help fundraise and came out and enjoyed the evening. I will try and update with photos soon.
The kids are doing great! School is in full swing and life is busy! Jackson and Faith continue with soccer. Both kids have their Halloween costumes for this year. Jackson - a bottle of mustard and Faith - a Geisha Princess. At least they are original!
Thank you to everyone that continues to check in on us.
We'll update again soon!
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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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