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Hans was a busy, happy, sweet and fearless three year old when he was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma. He fought his disease like a "gladiator" for nearly 6 years. Hans was an animal lover to his core. He was 'guarded' at home by his three cats, Black, Orange and Cotton. He also had his Golden Retriever, Honey, to keep him company. Hans enjoyed swimming, biking, gardening, grilling (he had his very own grill!), horseback riding, playing video games, building Legos, and flipping between Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and Animal Planet. Hans loved all members of his family and he was a loyal friend. He had to go through a lot of treatment in his life. But Hans powered through it. His attitude was let's get this done! His motivation was always to get back home, to his family, pets, favorite foods and pool.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Things are rollin'

Hi there -
Just a very quick post to say that things are rolling along at CHOP.
We got here Sunday night, got a room at the Ronald McDonald House (yay, what a blessing and what a truly wonderful charity!) Hans got admitted yesterday for chemo. He is in surgery right now having a Foley Catheter placed to help remove urine as quickly as possible to protect his bladder from possible radiation. Hans will get the MIBG injection today around 1pm EST. We are hoping and praying that we'll get through the next couple of days as quickly and easily as possible. They are expecting Hans to be discharged as early as Friday - and perhaps even Thursday...

Thanks for your prayers this week. We hope to zap that little spot of possible NB right out of this world.

We'll keep you posted.

Love, Lara

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

We are praying for Hans...for total healing and to have an easy time with this treatment. You are all in our thoughts and prayers.

We love you guys!
Theresa, C.D. & Hayley

Anonymous said...

Praying for you guys.

Will's Dad said...

Enjoy your plastic covered and lead lined room! I hope the foley isn't too uncomfortable and that you'll be sprung from that room sooner rather than later and NB free.

Vickie said...

I understand that the length of the stay is somewhat correlated to the amount of disease, so maybe it will be extremely quick. How long do you have to stay afterwards?

VB

Anonymous said...

Hey all of you - we are thinking about you all - and saying our prayers that today, and the next few days, go by very quickly.

I'll talk to you tonight.
love, pl

Anonymous said...

Thank you for the update!

I am pleased that all is progressing smoothly, and wish sweet Hans a quick total recovery!

Prayers, love, and hugs,
Aunt Susy

Charon said...

Happy to hear you got a room at the RM House and things seem to be going okay. We are praying for a quick stay and smooth recovery!

Much love, Charon