In April 2000, my family lost our beloved Justin. He died after a short battle with Brain Stem Glioma. His fight was short but very hard. He went misdiagnosed for 7 mths. His Pediatrician said that it was school phobia, and the other doctors missed the tumor in a MRI done in May of '99. When Justin weighed all of 38lbs, in Sept '99 (age 7) and could no longer walk straight or talk normal, another MRI was ordered and the tumor on his brain stem was finally seen. He went through 6 weeks of radiation. He recovered very quickly. In Dec '99, 6 weeks after treatment, the followup MRI still showed the tumor there but the doctors were hopeful, because he regained the motor skills he lost so quickly. He was to be monitored every 3 months with an MRI, this was Dec '99. When he started to show signs of problems just 3 weeks short of his next scheduled MRI, my sister and parents took him in to the Doctors and the MRI showed two new tumors and the first tumor was significantly bigger. Justin was sent home with prescriptions for pain killers. He died at home with close family at his side, three weeks later.
Cemetery is unknown * Info is needed
Cemetery is unknown * Info is needed
In April 2000, my family lost our beloved Justin. He died after a short battle with Brain Stem Glioma. His fight was short but very hard. He went misdiagnosed for 7 mths. His Pediatrician said that it was school phobia, and the other doctors missed the tumor in a MRI done in May of '99. When Justin weighed all of 38lbs, in Sept '99 (age 7) and could no longer walk straight or talk normal, another MRI was ordered and the tumor on his brain stem was finally seen. He went through 6 weeks of radiation. He recovered very quickly. In Dec '99, 6 weeks after treatment, the followup MRI still showed the tumor there but the doctors were hopeful, because he regained the motor skills he lost so quickly. He was to be monitored every 3 months with an MRI, this was Dec '99. When he started to show signs of problems just 3 weeks short of his next scheduled MRI, my sister and parents took him in to the Doctors and the MRI showed two new tumors and the first tumor was significantly bigger. Justin was sent home with prescriptions for pain killers. He died at home with close family at his side, three weeks later.
Cemetery is unknown * Info is needed
Cemetery is unknown * Info is needed
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