"These feet are not as little as they may seem..."
An excerpt from a poem written by Connor's Mom
Brain Cancer - Connor's Story
Connor was only six weeks old when he began suffering from recurring choking episodes and violent vomiting. Knowing that something was terribly wrong with their newborn son, Mindy and David sped him to the hospital, where doctors discovered a massive tumor that had taken over the entire left hemisphere of his brain and was shutting down his vital organs.
Within two hours, Connor was rushed into brain surgery in an urgent effort to save his barely started life. The diagnosis was particularly grim. Connor had stage IV congenital glioblastoma multiforme, an aggressive form of brain cancer.
Innovative Treatment for a Tiny Child
After he recovered from the surgery, he received four rounds of high-dose chemotherapy and 14 blood and platelet transfusions, followed by a state-of-the-art stem cell transplant from his own bone marrow. Connor was the youngest child to benefit from this innovative technology that was pioneered through your support of Children’s Cancer Research Fund.
Birthdays and Breakthroughs
Connor is now healthy, happy, cancer-free and soon will celebrate his second birthday. Past support from generous people like you made Connor’s survival possible. Continued support will allow us to move forward rapidly and deliver lifesaving treatments to the remaining 20% of childhood cancer patients for which there still is no cure.
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During Connor’s battle, his mom, Mindy, wrote a poem: These feet are not as little as they might seem to be, Can you see the angel wings tucked beside each one? We’ve witnessed so much beauty, faith, grace and joy. |
Connor’s story was recently featured on a Minneapolis television station. Click here to view Connor’s story as told by KSTP-TV.
