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Videos by Lincoln's leukemia journey in Calgary. on January 19, 2021 Lincoln was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic lukemia - here is where you will
Summer so far ❤️
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He did it!
Although a whole lot of tears from this momma today after a miscommunication between hospital staff led to me working instead of being at the hospital today. I still stand so very proud today knowing that my baby boy had his very last chemo treatment 😭 I’m so proud of you Lincoln I don’t even have words to express the amount of pride I take in being your momma everyday. I may have given you the gift of life but life gave me the gift of you and everyday I am so thankful I get to wake up and hear your bare little feet running into our bedroom.
You have grown into such an amazing little boy and mom and mike are so proud of you and everything you have been through, endured, accomplished and overcame.
You are the strongest little boy I know.
You did it Lincoln.
You kicked cancers ass.
I love you so much and can’t wait to smother you in so much love when you come back from your dads ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
My summer loven, diaper wearing, crock loving, dinner cooking little boy. He wanted to help cook one day and this is the outfit he chose after he was told he had to get dressed before coming outside 😂❤️
When I heard Lincoln’s cough this morning i instantly knew something was wrong. It was like nothing I have ever heard before. He was struggling to breathe and was only taking approx 3 breaths every 20 seconds. With croup in kids because there airway is so small is creates a tight space to try and move air- thanks to an even smaller airway caused by Lincoln’s t-21 his throat had actually swelled to approx 82% shut. He was a grey/blue colour and scared. Calgary firefighters, and EMS knew exactly what it was upon arrival and took all the necessary steps to evulate him and get him comfortable for the process. They took him outside to get his swelling down, administered an antihistamine to help right away, as well as some time release steroids to help over the course of the next few days! Lincoln was pretty overwhelmed with the amount of people around but other then that he was such a big boy helping them assess him and taking his own temperature, etc. We are home now with treatment re-scheduled for next week where we will receive the results of his flow test revealing if he has any leukemic blasts in his blood! Thanks everyone for your kind words, prayers and positive vibes! We sure needed them ❤️❤️❤️❤️
31536000 seconds, 525600 minutes, 8760 hours, 365 days, 52 weeks, 1 year. 63 bone marrow biopsy’s, 68 lumbar punctures, 103 sets of blood work, 5 phases of treatment, 360 rounds of chemotherapy and 216 days spent inpatient to date. 3 daily meds, and a now happy healthy 4 1/2 year old. A 4 1/2 year old who is now 5 months into his last phase of treatment. A 4 1/2 year old who is now considered in medical remission, who had 1 in 10,000 cells tested and they couldnt find a single leukemic one, a 4 1/2 year old who is running and jumping, playing and walking like there is no tomorrow - simple mundane things that we take for granted everyday - but just 1 year ago they were taken away from him as though they never existed. 1 year ago today our lives changed forever ever with no sense of normality returning anytime soon. When the words finally came out of the doctors mouth It was like the world began moving in slow motion - our lives as we knew it were turned upside down. We were absolutely heartbroken - starting the process of grieving, not grieving him as a person but everything he would miss in the years ahead, what kind of impact it would have on his life, his schooling, and his social development! But within the midst of our devastation we found hope as well. Knowing we would face storms in life, and walk through the valley of the shadow of death - but we would never be alone. The doctors gave us hope - they were so confident, they were clear and direct with the treatment plan, and determined that we would follow it and come out the other end. The fear of the unknown was quickly replaced with an abundance of knowledge on the situation we had at hand. In life - you truly never know what’s to come, or what cards you’ve been dealt until it’s your turn to lay one down. There are many dark moments, but also so many full of happiness and celebration. Some days are slow, long overwhelming and incredibly painful - but in taking it one moment at a time, rem