My daughter Cheyenne was diagnosed with stage 3 Neuroblastoma in Sept. 2008 at the age of 8. She had two rounds of chemo prior to her first surgery that November. Doctors were able to remove the fist sized tumor along with her left adrenal gland. Chey (Shy) was cancer free for 11 months. The relapse occurred in her left lung. Surgery #2 (1/10) confirmed that it was indeed Neuroblastoma. She was now stage 4. More chemo followed and she had her third surgery in April 2010 to remove a tumor growing in her abdomen. Chey has had 3F8, been in clinical trials, received 3 rounds of radiation and had IV and oral chemotherapy.


Chey is now 13 and the cancer has continued to spread to her right lung and other areas of her body. After speaking to her doctors at MSKCC, and with Cheyenne's consent, our family made the painful decision to stop treatment. Chey is and has always been well informed of what was going on with her body and she knows she can not be cancer free on Earth. She wants to live like a normal child for as long as she can.


Cheyenne has created a wish list. Some of the items are: going to museums, aquariums, plays/musicals and a road trip to Delaware to spend time with her BFF. She does not like to sit at home :) and I need your help to help her fulfill these wishes.Chey's mom
Robin Smith


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