Racing barefooted after kicking off her flip-flops, Cyndie pushes her son Derek Madsen, 10, up and down hallways in the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento on June 21, 2005, successfully distracting him during the dreaded wait before his bone marrow extraction. Doctors want to determine whether he is eligible for a blood stem cell transplant, his best hope for beating neuroblastoma, a rare childhood cancer, which was diagnosed in November 2004.
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Though difficult to get through that sequence of photographs - had to take several pauses along the way - I want to thank you for putting the link up here for us to see. Though all of us are aware that this family are not alone in the tragic circumstances that they underwent, it isn't often that we get to take such a close look within. It's hard to imagine the type of emotions that a parent (sibling, friend, etc) would go through, the extent and scope, but it's all here, in his mother's face. Likewise the great scale of pain and hopelessness and fear and elation (as when he is driving the car) and just about every other emotion clearly visible in that young boy. We don't need to imagine, in these photographs we see it.
Once I got to the one of them lying on the bed, son comforting mother, the tears were streaming.
Effected in ways I cannot describe, once again, I thank you for sharing this link with us - I hope many visit here today.
You are very welcome my dear most spectacular one. :-)
Morning, my lovely - hope you're weekend is off to a great start, x
C had another soccer game this morning. They won. Pics up shortly. :-)
See you soon my most spectacular one of all. :-)
Woohoo! Congrats to C, and the team. :-D
Amazing how much happier the boys are after a win. :-D
That picture alone is enough to bring tears to your eyes because you can see the elation he is feeling at that very moment.
What a WONDERFUL post Tre...I am going to go back and look at the rest.
WOW...very very moving indeed. I couldn't make it to the end without tearing up.
I've worked in hospice but never with kids. I just couldn't do it...
Jillie, this is one of the more moving photo montages of this type that I have seen. Thanks for taking the time to take a look. Cancer has a human face and this is way we fight so hard to find cures.
An amazing story of courage. I love this.
Happy spring my friend!
Peace..............
Thanks Helen. I'm moved every time I see these pictures. They just never get old. Good to see you too my friend. Peace and Love. :-)
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