This blog describes Wren Williston's journey with neuroblastoma and will be updated from time to time as our story unfolds.
Wren was diagnosed with Stage 4 neuroblastoma on December 15th, 2009, exactly one month before her second birthday. Within a few days doctors determined that she had a large tumour associated with her adrenal gland on her left kidney. This diagnosis instantly changed lives of two-year old Wren, her four-year old sister Chloe, her mother Paula and father Patrick (me).
The year that has since passed has presented all kinds of challenges for the entire family, with many moments of despair and of intense happiness. Several of these moments have been recorded in irregularly posted email messages and on Facebook. Others notes have been written in letters and journals kept by Paula and myself. We will share many of these stories on this blog along with photographs, short videos and perhaps a few sound recordings of the girls.
We are deeply grateful for the support that we have received from family and friends, and the entire community of Smithers, BC, where we live. The care that we have received has been overwhelming, a vital example of the nurturing strength of community. Rather than into a void, our fall has been caught by many loving hands.
We always welcome words of encouragement to help us cope in these difficult times.
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