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Post #25 9:30 PM

Codey St John is a Warrior!

Codey St John is a 6 year old from Bellaire Ohio. Recently, on March 6th, 2006, he was diagnosed with stage 4 Neuroblastoma. On May 31st, Codey received the news that he had a remarkable impression from his latest bone marrow biopsy. The marrow on his left side is Clean ~ no cancer cells! The marrow on his right side which had 60 % cancer cells is now down to 10%! So, on June 28th, Codey had surgery to remove his remaining tumors. 97% of the tumors were removed. Codey’s surgeon said that once he got inside, it was like he had a bunch of little ones. It almost looked like a bunch of grapes instead of one huge mass. The tumors came out to be about a size of a grapefruit when put together. The surgeon said it was a difficult surgery, because it wrapped around his Vena Cava and Aorta but he felt confident that chemo would clean up the other 3 %! Now, Codey is recovering from surgery and finishing up his chemo. He’s needed quite a few transfusions and had had problems eating. Please keep him in your prayers right now as he works further into his recovery!

Nikki’s Notes: Codey is a very popular guy! He has 2 websites which can be found here: www.caringbridge.org/ and www.codeystjohn.com

Sarah's Notes: The Vena Cava and Aorta are the two main vessels that protrude from the heart. Codey is such a brave kid! Please keep him and all the other children along with their families in your prayers =)

His journal can be found here, for those who want to follow on his journey