January 15, 2001 - August 25, 2005

My Story

On January 13th 2005, just 2 days before his 4th birthday,
David was diagnosed with a cancer called

Neuroblastoma Stage
IV---This is a very aggressive cancer of the sympathetic nervous system (a nerve
network that carries messages from the brain throughout the body) Unfortunately,
this is a very hard cancer to beat. At diagnosis, David was given a poor
prognosis since his cancer has already metastasized (spread) to his bone marrow
and left hip bone. He finished 6 rounds of chemo. The cancer on his hip bones
and bone marrow are not there anymore. His tumor that was once the size of a
grapefruit was decreased to the size of a large orange and was completely
removed by Dr. LaQuaglia on July 20th, 2005. However, David went into
Respiratory Arrest due to Pulmonary Hemorrage right after he came out of
surgery, had the worst case of CMV virus the hospital had ever seen in the last
15 years, and after 36 days of torture being supported by a ventilator, then an
Oscillator, David's Journey ended on August 25th at 11:23 pm after his kidneys
failed which led to cardiac arrest.

As you all can see, David's journey wasn't very smooth, he encountered a lot of
major setbacks and bumps along the road.?? His battle only went on for 7
months.? But he was never alone.? He had us, and a whole lot of people who loves
him and cares about him and only wanted the best for him.? His battle was a
short one, but he was victorious in the end. He was rewarded the ultimate prize,
eternal life in heaven. I wanted to share with you all something I read from our friend Jacobs website...
We must trust God. We must trust not only that He does what is best but that He knows what is ahead. Ponder the words of Isaiah 57:1-2:?The good men perish; the godly die before their time and no one seems to care or wonder why. No one seems to realize that God is taking them away from the evil days ahead. For the godly who die shall rest in peace.?
My, what a thought. God is taking them away from the evil days ahead. Could death be God?s grace? Could the funeral wreath be God?s safety ring? As horrible as the grave may be, could it be God?s protection from the future?
Trust in God, Jesus urges and trust in me.
Max Lucado
A Gentle Thunder


We are grateful for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers. The help and
support we have received from our family and our wonderful circle of friends
have helped us deal with this wearisome and stressful time.? Thank you all from
the bottom of our hearts.

This website has been created for all of our friends and family who wants an
update on how David is doing.? David is going to be fine from now until
eternity, because he is in Heaven.?? I will be updating his website from time to
time, so please come and visit again.

My Sister

ALEXA

She is the best big
sister in the whole wide wud!