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Michael Harrison Nichols

March 18, 1999 - February 17, 2008

Welcome to Harrison's page and to our family's journey. Harrison was diagnosed with Stage IV Neuroblastoma, shortly after his 3rd birthday, in May of 2002. In the 5 plus years since diagnosis Harrison had received over 35 cycles of chemotherapy, 4 surgeries to resect the primary tumor and area lymph nodes, radiation to his primary tumor site, left orbit, lymph nodes, spine, brain and liver, 6 cycles of arsenic trioxide, 5 cycles of GM-CSF/3F8 antibody treatment, 2 cycles of dose escalated heat in-activated 3F8 antibody treatments, 4 cycles of radiolabeled 3F8 antibodies along with 5 cycles of Accutane and a peripheral stem cell rescue. Harrison was treated in New York City at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and in North Carolina at Carolinas Medical Center and he attended The Davidson Day School in North Carolina. Harrison was filled with an unbreakable courage and a strong spirit; he taught everyone he met to live with love and not fear. We were honored and proud to be his family and to share his remarkable journey.

Journal

Tuesday, August 4, 2009 2:30 PM CDT

To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived-that is to have succeeded.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Well, it has been a while since my last entry. Mike and I are continuing to make every effort to stay in a forward motion and most days are challenging on that front but we will draw from our son’s extraordinary example.

I have decided that it’s time, for now, for me to retire from journaling here. My writing and journaling, in particular, has taken a different path since Harrison’s death and this is no longer the appropriate place for it. This site was about him, his life, his journey, and the remarkable difference he made. And I would like to preserve and honor the memories that we shared here by respectfully closing out now. Perhaps there will again be a time to share but until then…goodbye and thank you.

We will continue to honor him through the Harrison Nichols Foundation and have a wonderful new web site, of which we are very proud. We know Harrison is still guiding us, through the terrific work we are doing there. Please check-in on us at the HNF web site for updates about the great fundraising events coming soon.

In addition, I will continue, every November, for all long as my body will permit me, to run the NYC marathon for Fred’s Team in memory of the most extraordinary person I ever knew.

Thank you all for your generous support, compassion, interest, love, and above all understanding for all of these years.

With gratitude,
Gina and Michael

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E-mail Author: ginanichols@bellsouth.net

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