Jacob M. - Quilt Finished in 2005

Born: March 6, 2001

Illness: Pre-B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

A Thank you from Jacob's Family!

Written June 21, 2005

It is so incredibly beautiful!!!  Everyone is just going nuts over it around here.  Your work is beautiful.  Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!  Jacob just thought it was the coolest thing ever.

Tiffany and Jacob

Jacob M.'s Story

written by mom Tiffany

Jacob is a happy, funny, little clown, always trying to make someone laugh.  He loves Buzz Lightyear, Spiderman, his dog Rosie, his family, and all animals.  I used to say that I was so lucky, that my child was never sick. No colds, flu, ear aches, so little that his doctor commented once that his record must be wrong, surely he had been seen more than this.

Then came August 2003.  Jacob was 2 1/2 and started to complain that his tummy hurt.  At first his Doctors thought constipation.  Then it moved to the hip and after two weeks in the  hospital he was diagnosed with ostiomeylitis of the hip (a bone infection).  He was treated with major antibotics for six weeks and at the end of that time his pain came back. He stopped walking. 

Jacob was then sent back to the hospital for two more weeks of digging and intrusive testing.  Finally a bone marrow biopsy was done.  While he was still down in the Operating Room the surgeon came up to the room with these exact words, "it's cancer, probably a tumor".  Those were five words that changed our lives forever.  I physically felt as if I had been slammed against a wall, and everything started to fade to black.  But then down the hall I heard a tiny cry that I knew was my son on his way back up to the room from surgery.

At that point on we knew it could not be about anyone else but Jacob, and finding a cure. Jacob was diagnosed with Pre-B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.  He has been so tough through it all.  Spinal taps constantly without having to be put to sleep, handfulls of pills at one time, random viral illnesses with weeks of hospital stays, and toxic painful chemo. More than a three year old should ever have to endure.

BUT...all of this is to achieve the ultimate goal, Growing Up and living a long full life.  Parents always have goals and ambitions for their children.  I just want mine to be able to grow up.  He is doing so well and was in remission within the first two weeks.  We have won the battle, but are still fighting the War.  Seven years from now Jacob will be considered cured.  Keep him in your prayers along with all of the other little soldiers out there fighting this war everyday.  They are everywhere.

Written by Jacob's mom Tiffany