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Contents

 1 - Early Signs of Relapse
 2 - College
 3 - Coming Home for Summer Break
 4 - Home for the Summer
 5 - Oncologist Appointments
 6 - Profound Definite Signs of Relapse
 7 - M.R.I. June 1st 2009
 8 - Aunt Cheryl Signs On
 9 - Corey's Red Tag Special
10- Hell Night

                                  Contents Continued                         

11 - Huge Medical Error                                                 
12 - Meals on Wheels                                                     
13 - Insurance Nightmare                                               
14 - Financial Matters                                                    
15 - Pleading Dustin's Case                                            
16 - Pheresis                                                                  
17 - Call an Ambulance in Route                                     
18 - Learning to Live in a Hospital                                 
19 - Living on a Cancer Floor is a State of Mind             
20 - Photographic Memory                                             
21 - "I'll See You Later"                                                   
22 - Ten Days                                                                 
23 - "That Baby Needs to Be in I.C.U."                          
24 - Devastaing News                                                  
25 - "What Did You Just Give Him?"                          
26 - "Tick Tock - Tick Tock"                                        
27 - "It's the Right Thing to Do"                                   
28 - Two Surgeries - No Pain Medication                     
29 - Strategies-Equipment Battles-Physics Seminars   
30 - Elaborate Meals-Brain Book-Horseback Riding    
31 - Blueprints-Gun-Highly Treasured Weekend          
32 - Puppies-Good Times-Happy Birthday                  
33 - Fantastic - But Gaurded News                              
34 - August 28th 2010 - Disease Progression              
35 - Stem Cell Rescue                                                   
36 - World Renowned Hospital-Out of State                
37 - Tears                                                                      
38 - "Mother, I Don't Want to Do This"                       
39 - Focal Radiation Treatments                                   
40 - Ommaya Intrathecal Reservoir                             
41 - "I Need a Couple of Good Horses"                        
42 - Something is Terribly Wrong                                
43 - April 14th 2011                                                     
44 - The Cancer Lost                                                    
Final Chapter                                                           

Dustin firmly believed in education; it is the basis for living.  When he was diagnosed with cancer, it only enhanced his thirst for knowledge of the human body's abilities.  All of the freedom that he has enjoyed the past six years while he was in remission - has been ripped away.  This life he has now is not by choice; if he desires life, this is the protocol that he has to endure, and it comes with no guarantees.  After receiving the diagnoses of Relapse Medulloblastoma Metastasis (a form of brain cancer), Dustin made the following quote.

"I want to fight, even if I don't make it, maybe it will help someone else.  The way I look at it, I don't have a choice."

My hope is that this book inspires those of you who want to stay in the fight against a cancer diagnoses, even if it is against all odds.  There is always a chance that a cure will be found at any given second.  As we know, each one who has had to fight this devastating disease, no two cases are alike.  In Dustin's opinion, no one is a textbook case; books are solely for reference when it comes to the human body.

Everyone will have his/her own individual case, own treatment options to select from, own obstacles and hurdles to climb over; but the battle remains the same, fighting to live, fighting for life, fighting for precious time, fighting for a cure.

My hope is that - RELAPSE will inspire cancer patients, caregivers, students, hospitals, doctors, nurses and staff.  It take a tremendous, precise team of all individuals to fight this disease.  The skilled physicians and staff, medications, hospitals and Dustin's perseverance allowed us to have Dustin with us for ten more years.  We will be forever grateful.

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