LIAM'S JOURNEY

We had an appointment today with Professor Christian Kratz who is one of the new paediatric oncologists at Wellington Hospital.  He has done some research into genetic links between myoepithilial carcinomas and other cancers and has come up with a documented link between Liams type of tumour and colon cancer.  There is a bit of a family history surrounding bowel/colon cancer so Christian has taken the information away and is going to do some more research and will look into some sort of testing for both Liam and Ashleigh to begin with and then possibly the rest of the extended family on the Todd side.  It is great to finally have someone takiing an interest in Liam and actively seeking some answers.  I will keep you posted with any updates. 

Liam also had his 3 monthly chest x-ray today and with a bit of luck that will come back clear with no problems.  He has been collecting a fair few courage beads so thought I would post a photo.  Each bead represents a different procedure which he has had to undergo.  He is up to 118 beads, and when looking like that it really gives an idea of just what he has been through in the last 6 months.