My Son Kicked Cancer's Butt!

[tallsteve]

Announcement (since so many of you, my friends, ask):

We got the official word today. My oldest son, Ryan, is officially in remission! The oncologist is cautious to use the word "cured" but things look good. He had a PET/CT scan last week and we just got results this afternoon.
A brief history: Ryan was diagnosed nearly 2 years ago with Hodgkins Lymphoma and has been through 3 rounds of chemo, 3 rounds of radiation therapy and a bone marrow transplant this past Jan/Feb. It has been quite the ordeal for Ryan and our family.
Ryan can finally get back into college and move on with his life. He will need to have followup PET scans yearly for 5 years and regular checkups but other than that he is good to go!

[blueeyes]

That is great news!! What a relief for you and your family.

[Iceaxe]

:2thumbs:

[Last Child]

Fantastic. High fives all around. :five: :2thumbs:

[James_B_Wads2000]

That's awesome news! :2thumbs:

[Scott Card]

:party: :jump_nutt: :2thumbs: That is great news indeed. I have a family member going through chemo right now. Nasty stuff for sure and hard on the family. I hope all continues well for your son's future.

[DiscGo]

That is so wonderful! I am very happy for you and your son!

[greyhair biker]

:2thumbs: very cool!

[Deuce]

I cannot imagine the feeling that is for a father(or mother), start to finish........

Good on you and congrats to your son.....may he have a LONG lifetime of health and happiness.

[LOAH]

Excellent!!!

I had a close friend that went through the same process with the same result!

My prodding played a large part in talking him into getting the lump on his sternum checked out.

I'm very happy for your son and your family. Great news.

[R]

Wow. You must be feeling a mountain of relief. :nod:

[Sombeech]

awesome :cool2:

[savanna3313]

Wonderful news! :2thumbs:

[Randi]

HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY!!! :2thumbs:

I'm so happy that Ryan pulled through and that he can move on with his life! I can't imagine how hard this has been on all of you!

"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow."
~Mary Anne Radmacher

Bless you all for facing the days with hope, and making it through this terrible ordeal! :mrgreen:

[Cirrus2000]

Terrific news! I'm very happy for you all! :five:

[denaliguide]

most excellent!! :2thumbs:

[Don]

That's beautiful. I'm so happy for you. :2thumbs:

[JP]

That's got to be the best news ever :2thumbs: Glad to hear all is well :2thumbs:

[devo_stevo]

Fabulous man. Congrats. :2thumbs: :five:

I wish him and your family a long and healthy life full of great memories.

[Ih8grvty]

congratulations to you, and your son.
When my oldest was 2 months old, he was diagnosed with something I can not spell that required surgery, I still get sick thinking about him laying there in a crib at primaries with an iv stuck in his head. at 16 months he was diagnosed with diabetes, he will be 19 in September and doing pretty well.
Both of those where hard enough, and neither as negative a sentence as cancer. I can not think how bad it would be to get that news, or to lose a child, but I can relate to the joy you must now feel, and the relief as well at the news of remission.
I am happy for your son, and everyone that cares about him.

[accadacca]

Awesome news Steve. :cool2:

[LJ]

Great news! I'm seven months out of cancer treatment and nothing beats having the doctor say "it all looks good, now get out there and live your life."