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Benjamin Johnson Mason
Born: 8/18/2004 1:28 p.m. Weight: 7 lbs. 6 ozs. Length: 21 inches Benjamin was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma on August 10, 2004. He was born August 18, 2004. He endured a bone marrow aspiration and bone scan and then had surgery to remove his right adrenal gland on October 7, 2004. Macy, Benjamin's big sister, has been right there with him loving and supporting him through his battle with cancer.
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008 3:07 PM CST Quite a bit of time has passed since I last updated. I'm not sure if people are still reading about Benjamin. If you are, please sign the guestbook so we know you were here.
Since the last update we moved to Michigan. The mid-west is very different from the west. I keep thinking I will see a mountain on the horizon, but there never is. A few weeks ago my mother was able to come see us which was very nice. We showed her around Lansing and Frankenmuth. Unfortunately, she was too late to see the wonderful fall foliage.
Benjamin is doing great! He loves his new pre-school and teachers. The school's curriculum entails a lot of learning about nature, which Benjamin just loves. They have a pet lizard named Izzy. He is also learning Spanish, French and yoga at school. The yoga has been especially helpful in controlling his leg pains. He will start soccer soon. Benjamin loves Michigan because we have already had a few snowstorms. There is never enough snow for Benjamin!
Macy has done incredibly well with the move. She is now in middle school and received all As last term. In addition, she started playing baskteball on a community team and will start volleyball soon before soccer starts again. She is also playing the flute and loves it. She and I are learning to play a few songs together. Macy on the flute and I playing the piano. We are also having a Guitar Hero contest. Macy is visiting her dad for Thanksgiving so I will be on the Wii practicing up to pull ahead.
Saylor is growing amazingly fast. She runs around talking on her pretend cell phone. She is usually talking to her Grandma. It must be the red hair bond going. She is speaking in sentences, which Russ and I find amazing at her age. When Benjamin cries she tries to comfort him completely unaware that she is the cause of the tears. We were worried about him playing too rough, but Saylor has proven she can hold her own, and quite well, I might add.
Russ is enjoying his new job with the Michigan DNR and I am enjoying being a stay at home mom. Although I have been thinking of looking into seeing how long it would take me to get a teaching degree with the credits from my other degrees. I wouldn't want to go back to work until Saylor and Benjamin are both in school, but if I take it slow, it may take that long to get certified.
I wish everyone happy holidays and ask that you pray for all the families who are battling or have battled cancer.
Candace
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