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Childhood Cancer Awareness
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. At the beginning of the month, Liam spent a full week getting daily chemo infusions at...
Emily Spector
Sep 262 min read


Port Surgery Update
Hey Friends, Liam’s surgery went well yesterday. He came out of the OR with some pretty gnarly scars. The port was inserted into his...
Emily Spector
Aug 151 min read


Port Surgery - August Update
Dear Friends, Tomorrow (Thursday), Liam will have surgery to get a port placed. They will be removing his external hickman line and...
Emily Spector
Aug 132 min read


June Update
Dear Friends, Thank you for praying in light of Liam’s recent hospitalization. He spent one week in the hospital recovering from...
Emily Spector
Jun 232 min read


Not the Birthday We Hoped For
This past Tuesday was Liam’s 6th birthday. Last year, he started chemo on his birthday. This year, he had to leave his birthday party...
Ben Spector
Jun 72 min read


One Year of Leukemia
It’s been exactly one year since Liam was first diagnosed with cancer. One year since we heard the oncologist’s words crash over us....
Emily Spector
May 314 min read


Finally, An Update
Dear Friends, We apologize for the delayed update. Many have been asking how Liam is doing, and we so appreciate your concern. In our...
Emily Spector
May 102 min read


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


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


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


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


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
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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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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