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Praying Through the Pain
“I wasn’t ready to get cancer, Mama. I still wanted to run and swim and jump and play. I wish I didn’t have cancer.” Liam has repeated...
Emily Spector
Apr 23 min read
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Living on the Edge
Dear friends, Liam is home! He was able to leave the hospital this past Wednesday. He is on TPN (IV calories), but we are hoping that he...
Emily Spector
Mar 192 min read
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Heavy hearts
Dear friends, Our hearts are heavy tonight. Liam’s seemingly endless journey through cancer and infection carries on. It seems that every...
Emily Spector
Mar 82 min read
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The Fog of Adversity
Dear friends, Liam is still in the hospital recovering from this latest gut infection and pancreatitis. He is on total gut rest and TPN...
Emily Spector
Feb 252 min read
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An Unexpected U-Turn
Since our last post things have been eventful in a good way. Most people I talk to have realized that no news is good news; when we’re...
Ben Spector
Feb 232 min read
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Anxiety in the Tunnel
The Big Picture Its been over 8 months since Liam’s diagnosis. There are three phases to his treatment. Liam has just completed Phase 2....
Ben Spector
Feb 93 min read
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Update & Thoughts on Suffering
This past week has been mercifully uneventful. Liam had fevers for one day, but they went away after switching to a new antibiotic. He’s...
Emily Spector
Feb 24 min read
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Please Pray
Dear friends, We just wanted to send out a quick update. Liam has been doing well. He just completed two weeks of the really intense...
Emily Spector
Jan 261 min read
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Home for the Weekend
Liam tolerated chemo so well this past week that his medical team sent him home for the weekend. We were elated. Thank you for praying!...
Ben Spector
Jan 181 min read
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Update on Chemotherapy and Consultations
Dear friends, Liam got admitted to the hospital today and we are proceeding with the intense chemotherapy treatment this week. Last time...
Emily Spector
Jan 131 min read
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How Should We Proceed?
Dear friends, Last week, Liam ended up in the ER with a fever and extremely painful chemo mouth sores. We discovered that his blood...
Emily Spector
Jan 72 min read
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Our Home Away From Home
This afternoon, Liam spiked a fever and Emily was quickly on her way to the ER. After running various blood tests, Liam is severely...
Ben Spector
Dec 29, 20242 min read
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Home for Christmas
Dear Friends, On Friday evening, Liam ended up back in the ER with a fever. His blood levels had plummeted and they admitted him to the...
Emily Spector
Dec 24, 20242 min read
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6 months in
Dear friends, Ben and I were just talking about writing an update about our uneventful last few weeks at home. Unfortunately, yesterday...
Emily Spector
Dec 17, 20242 min read
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Still Home
Dear friends, We still can’t believe we’ve been home for a couple of weeks now! Every week, Liam continues to improve. He is getting...
Emily Spector
Nov 24, 20242 min read
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Liam Made it Home (part 2)
For some reason, our site has not been sending email notifications when we post a new update. Hopefully it worked this time! I'm going to...
Ben Spector
Nov 12, 20242 min read
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Liam Made it Home
After days without an update, we’re happy to inform you all that this past Monday Liam was discharged from the hospital. The past few...
Ben Spector
Nov 7, 20241 min read
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Ongoing Infections
Dear Friends, We had a care meeting with our medical team today regarding Liam’s current condition and criteria for going home. As usual,...
Emily Spector
Oct 30, 20242 min read
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He Will Hold Us Fast
“I want to go to God, Mama.” “Why?” I asked. My eyes filled with tears at this abrupt declaration. Liam looked up at me and smiled,...
Emily Spector
Oct 21, 20242 min read
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Improvements With a Dose of Reality
Over the past ten days since our last post, Liam has shown steady improvement. His procedures went well, his blood counts and immune...
Ben Spector
Oct 16, 20243 min read
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