Valentine's Day 2007 our precious little Lindsey Ann is in remission!!!
Our family would like to thank all of you so much for your love, your support, and your prayers. It helped all of us get this far down the road to her recovery. Lindsey will not be considered "cured" until she spends five years in remission so please keep those prayers coming and keep her close to your heart... God Bless all of you.
Lindsey Ann's Home Page
 | This site will keep you up to date on our precious little Lindsey Ann and her battle with Hepatoblastoma (liver cancer). Our little Lindsey Ann has been battling hepatoblastoma (cancer of the liver) for some time now. She was diagnosed on 09/08/2006 and had surgery to have the tumor removed on 12/12/2006. She has been in remission since Valentines Day of 2007 (02/14/2007). She will need to spend five years without a recurrence to be considered officially cured of cancer. She is a beautiful and strong little girl and she is supported by prayer by so many. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers and we will do our best to keep this site updated with information for all of you so that you know how our darling little girl is progressing. |
This section is the medical jargon section that will contain the exact terminology of Lindsey's condition
 | Lindsey has hepatoblastoma. The tumor was resected via a right lobectomy. The tumor pathology showed a mixed histology. Lindsey went through a total of 5 rounds of chemotherapy which is much less than a lot of people battling cancer but the drugs utilized (Vincristine, Cisplatin, and 5-FU) were very strong. She is currently in remission. Hepatoblastoma is a very rare kind of cancer that develops in children, usually younger than 4 years old. The cells of hepatoblastoma are similar to fetal liver cells. About 70% of children with this disease are treated successfully with surgery and chemotherapy. |
This section we will update with layman's terms to her condition. (No latin, just plain old english.)
 | Lindsey had a tumor in her liver which has been surgically removed. The tumor was in the right lobe of her liver and it responded well to chemotherapy. It was originally approximately 10 centimeters in diameter and was reduced to approx. 5-6 centimeters prior to surgery. Her whole liver is about 15 centimeters in diameter. The tumor was removed by removing essentially the entire right lobe of her liver (over 1/2 of her liver). After the removal of the tumor the pathologists tested the tumor and they found that there were a few different cancer types in the tumor. This means that there is a chance of recurrence and spreading. She received post-operative chemotherapy in an effort to clean any residual disease left behind in her body. Effective 02/14/2007 she went into remission and is now in the maintenance phase of her treatment. Lindsey's Broviac (central-line) in her chest has been removed. It left a little scar on the right side of her chest. She plays with this scar constantly, especially when she is sleepy. She will continue to have regular checkups and blood tests to make sure that there are no recurrences of the disease. |
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This section is Lindsey's prognosis. It looks like our prayers are being answered because this section continues to remain positive.
UPDATE - 02/15/2007 - Lindsey is in remission! Our prayers are being answered.
Lindsey will need to remain in remission and recurrence free for five years before she will officially be considered cured of cancer. She is beating this thing but she still has a long road to travel before she is out of the woods. She is truly walking through the valley of the shadow of death and she fears no evil. She is surrounded by her prayer warriors, her friends, and her family and she knows the touch of Jesus as he removes the cancer from her. We will continue to lift her up to the Lord and through the testament of her victory over this insideous disease she will leave the valley behind her and this child will show us all the way to salvation. Through the grace of the God and the power of his love and his compassion for us all she will testify through her physical and spiritual salvation. |
