Shane is 9 years old now just over 3 ½ years from his diagnosis in December of 2021. He has received monthly chemotherapy infusions through a port in his chest for over a year now and with the treatments he is given several nausea medications and steroids to help him better tolerate it. He has been given a three month "break" from chemo (Feb-April). His little body was developing some strong allergic reactions to the treatments, so fingers crossed the chemo stunted the tumor's growth enough to let him get stronger during this break for possible future treatments. We are holding our breath until his next MRI on April 25th...still hoping for a miracle.
Pediatric brain cancer is the #1 cancer that kills children and it remains the least funded. The current outdated treatments have been around for more than 40 years. The goal is to find treatments that will work for our kids without destroying their quality of life.
We are so grateful every day for our Shane, our little warrior, and we will continue to fight by his side without hesitation! We could not have made it this far without the loving and unwavering support of our friends and family (framily). Thank you, each of you, for lifting all of us up on this long and arduous journey. Shane is such a people person who loves to be surrounded by his peeps always looking forward to hanging out with his cousins, friends, and all the special loved ones in his life. Age doesn't matter! Just get ready for a fun time!
It's once again time for us to walk together in the ANGELS AMONG US WALK this April 26th! We look forward to walking with survivors and honoring the memories of those sweet children who were taken from this life way too soon. We are so lucky to live so close to Duke Hospital with its world-renowned pediatric cancer department. The team of professionals working with Shane are champions for his individual needs and care. Please, join me in supporting Duke in its groundbreaking research and advocacy for all our children by supporting our team and donating. Even better, join our team for the walk!
WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER.
Peace, Love and Gratitude,
Aunt Dawnie
FOR THOSE WHO ARE WALKING WITH TEAM SHANE ON SATURDAY:
We are wearing the same blue/teal Team Shane shirts from last year. Some of you have red Team Shane shirts and that is fine too! If you don't have a Team Shane shirt and you can wear something in the blue/teal family or red that would be great.
- Check in at the Photo Tent at 10:10am before our scheduled photo time at the back of Section 4 near the food trucks.
