Shannon is #strongerthansarcoma AGAIN!!
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Shannon is once again facing the beast that is Ewing's Sarcoma. Her first diagnosis came in June of 2015, after months of unexplained hip pain. She did 17 rounds of chemotherapy, and 35 days of radiation at LHSC, and was told the cancer was dead. She went back to school, graduated from South Huron District High School and was excepted into Sir Wilfred Laurier's English program at the Brantford campus. Just as life settled down began to return to normal, Shannon once again began having pain, this time in her ribs.
The cancer had returned to the rib cage along the vertibrae at the 8th and 9th ribs. Surgery to remove the ribs was scheduled for late September, and then a referal to Jeravinski Cancer clinic in Hamilton for 12 weeks of chemotherapy treatment. Shannon decided to try and stay in school at Laurier. She was living on her own in Brantford and went daily back and forth to Hamilton for chemo, then returned using a volunteer driver from the local CCS for afternoon lectures and classes.
In the late summer of 2019 Shannon once again began having rib pain off and on. By Thanksgiving, the pain was unending. We ended up in the ER in London on the Friday of Thanksgiving. After spending over 27 hours in the ER, Shannon's Mom, Nicole sleeping on the floor and Shannon being poked, prodded and scanned. It was determinded that the cancer had returned once again and this time there was 3 major spots that were more agressive than previous.
We were told this time would be hard to get rid of it, we were told to expect the worst, that the tumors (subsequently named Cletus) were too big for surgery this time. We could physcially see the largest of the 3 protruding out from under the scar at the surgery site last year.
As of today, November 13th 2019, the large tumor at the surgical site is now flat. Shannon has completed 23 of 33 rounds of raditation and her oncology team is cautiuosly optimistic. They have seen significate shrinkage in the tumors, more than what was expected.
We don't yet know what comes after radiation, but there is likely a few weeks if not a few months of chemotherapy. We also hope to be able to revisit surgical removal now that the size has been reduce so much. Either way Shannon has a long road ahead.
With Shannon now 21 and an adult, our family no longer qualifies for many of the financal supports that were once in place while Shannon was considered pediatric. None the less, Shannon's Mom is off work to drive Shannon back and forth to treatments and appointments at LSHC and provide the care that Shannon needs as she beats down the beast again!
Our family could use your support. We are truely blessed to have such a strong community and #teamshannon around us. Please know that your generousity and love in felt and will be paid forward once we have Shannon healthy and stable once again.
If you wish not to donate to this account. Gift cards for groceries and gas would be of huge help.
Thank you again for all of your support!
The cancer had returned to the rib cage along the vertibrae at the 8th and 9th ribs. Surgery to remove the ribs was scheduled for late September, and then a referal to Jeravinski Cancer clinic in Hamilton for 12 weeks of chemotherapy treatment. Shannon decided to try and stay in school at Laurier. She was living on her own in Brantford and went daily back and forth to Hamilton for chemo, then returned using a volunteer driver from the local CCS for afternoon lectures and classes.
In the late summer of 2019 Shannon once again began having rib pain off and on. By Thanksgiving, the pain was unending. We ended up in the ER in London on the Friday of Thanksgiving. After spending over 27 hours in the ER, Shannon's Mom, Nicole sleeping on the floor and Shannon being poked, prodded and scanned. It was determinded that the cancer had returned once again and this time there was 3 major spots that were more agressive than previous.
We were told this time would be hard to get rid of it, we were told to expect the worst, that the tumors (subsequently named Cletus) were too big for surgery this time. We could physcially see the largest of the 3 protruding out from under the scar at the surgery site last year.
As of today, November 13th 2019, the large tumor at the surgical site is now flat. Shannon has completed 23 of 33 rounds of raditation and her oncology team is cautiuosly optimistic. They have seen significate shrinkage in the tumors, more than what was expected.
We don't yet know what comes after radiation, but there is likely a few weeks if not a few months of chemotherapy. We also hope to be able to revisit surgical removal now that the size has been reduce so much. Either way Shannon has a long road ahead.
With Shannon now 21 and an adult, our family no longer qualifies for many of the financal supports that were once in place while Shannon was considered pediatric. None the less, Shannon's Mom is off work to drive Shannon back and forth to treatments and appointments at LSHC and provide the care that Shannon needs as she beats down the beast again!
Our family could use your support. We are truely blessed to have such a strong community and #teamshannon around us. Please know that your generousity and love in felt and will be paid forward once we have Shannon healthy and stable once again.
If you wish not to donate to this account. Gift cards for groceries and gas would be of huge help.
Thank you again for all of your support!
Organiser
Nicole Clark-Rogers
Organiser
Exeter, ON