Kayden is CANCER FREE!

Yesterday my youngest, Kayden, had a CT scan and MRI to look at his liver. He was diagnosed with Hepatoblastoma Stage III (liver cancer) late last September and has been treated with multiple rounds of chemotherapy to shrink the tumor and had surgery in April for a liver transplant. We were overjoyed to hear during surgery that they could remove the tumor and the transplant wasn't needed! For a more detailed understanding of his treatment, please follow his carepages website: http://www.carepages.com/carepages/kaydenskampaign. After the radiologist and oncologist reviewed the scans from yesterday, it was confirmed that our little fighter Kayden is done fighting! There was no evidence of the tumor and some regrowth of his liver! My baby is cancer free! He is done with his treatments and will be having his port removed in a couple weeks. He has to take Bactrim, an antibiotic, for 6 months to help prevent the chances of him getting a certain type of pneumonia since his immunity to fight off infections is suppressed. He will be checked every 3 months in the clinic at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City for two years to be monitored in case the cancer comes back. It was a bittersweet ending yesterday as his oncologist and team threw a party to celebrate the end of Kayden's treatments.
Today, we have been having a restful day at home. Michael was at his grandparents when we were in Kansas City, and they all come over this morning. Kayden is still recovering from his last round of chemotherapy but for the most part is happy and keeps busy at home!
We have a lot planned for this summer from family swim time to home improvements and then a trip to Texas. Kayden will get to celebrate his birthday at the end of summer and will have a party next month to celebrate him being cancer free. There is a lot to be thankful for, and we are hoping for the best year!

Kayden holding his award of achievement for finishing treatment and being cancer free!!

Update: Carepages removed their page and so Kayden's posts are no longer accessible. I did receive a copy of the posts I made so if anyone has ANY questions related to his treatment, care or in general, please just ask!