Ollie is an energetic, determined and loveable 13-year old who began developing a bump on his neck in summer 2019. In November 2019 he was diagnosed with Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma ALK Positive. After multiple relapses in his central nervous system, which caused him to go blind, he had a stem cell transplant in July 2020. He is now a long-term survivor with more than 5-years in remission. This blog shares updates on his wellness and his family's advocacy efforts.

The Brave Boy and Therapeutic Clowns at CHEO (plus Mario photobombing)
Tuesday, 21 January 2020
Scans and Results
Last week Ollie had a CT at CHEO and a PET Scan at the Ottawa Hospital's Cancer Centre. They were his second ones since diagnosis and were requested to see if the chemo is working.
Today we got the results and they were worth waiting for! Of the 5 original spots of lymphoma cells that they find, only 1 has small amounts of lymphoma cells that are active. Basically the chemo is totally working and blasting those cancer cells to smithereens!
So we stay the course and complete the other 4 rounds (round 3 delayed until next Tuesday), knowing it's effective and that our brave warrior is winning the battle and hopefully on the end the whole war on lymphoma.
God is good, so thanks to all for your intentions for Ollie and keep them coming so we can win together!
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Hi Dawn, That’s such awesome news! Those numbers are signposts on the path to wellness, they will keep getting better and I truly hope they lifted all your spirits on a difficult day.
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