Monday, October 13, 2008

Our Nephew

Dan's nephew Brandon, was diagnosed with cancer a couple months ago. The cancer he was diagnosed with is in his leg. Thankfully the cancer did not reach his bone, which is a great blessing in and of itself. He has now been going through chemotherapy, for the last month or so.


He is at home now, taking it easy and recovering from his last round of chemo. His blood count is low, and until that goes up they have put off any more treatments.


Since Brandon knew he'd be losing his hair, he decided to do something wild with it before it fell out. Look at that cool mohawk!

Brandon is such an amazing person. He is taking this trial with such courage, strength, and faith. I couldn't imagine having to go through something like that, and he has shown bravery beyond his 13 years. We are so proud of him!


Even without hair, he is such a handsome guy :)

All the prayers and good thoughts you could send his way, would be so greatly appreciated. For him and his family. We know that every little bit helps. We know he will get through this. Heavenly Father has great things in store for him.


Even through all the suffering, he still keeps his sense of humor. Love the wig, Brandon! *hee hee*

We love you Brandon!

4 comments:

Niki said...

Wow. I've never heard of cancer in the leg. Thank God it wasn't in the bone. I pray God heals him soon and that the cancer never comes back. Just 13. So many years yet to live.

Amber, Dan, and Fam said...

Thank you Niki for your kind words and prayers.

Rhonda said...

There is nothing as scary as a parent to have a child that is sick. Our family will pray for your nephew and his family. From the pics it looks as though he is doing really well.

Susanne said...

What a handsome, brave young man! Thank you for sharing him with us.