Baby Emery update plus an update on The Texas Woman

All your prayers for Baby Emery have been answered. Thank you very much!

Emery, who was diagnosed with cancer at the tender age of six weeks (she's now 4 1/2 months old), had surgery yesterday morning at Texas Children Hospital. The chemo had knocked the tumor back quite a bit and the successful surgery by wonderful doctors took out the rest. She'll be going home soon to start life anew with her grateful and attentive parents.

As for the Texas Woman, her pathology report indicated radiation treatment is her next step, not surgery for the other breast. I move to Houston and start treatment May 24.

Without radiation, chances of cancer not reoccurring are 90%. With radiation, 96%. Now that doesn't sound like much of a difference; but when you break that down mathematically, it's a 1 in 10 chance of reoccurring versus a 1 in 25 chance. Radiation cuts my chance of reoccurring by 60%! That's big. Huge, in fact, so I'm taking radiation!

Guess I'll be leaning to the right for about a year...like what else is new!

Meet Sweet Baby Emery

Hi. My name is Emery.


I wanted to show you how cute I am before I tell you my story.



Some day this picture will embarrass me but it's OK for now.

Here's my story.

I'm six-weeks old and the baby girl cousin of Juan and Texas Woman. I live in Amarillo, Texas, but the other day I was life-flighted to Texas Children's Hospital in Houston because - and you won't believe this - I have cancer. The tumor is pressing on my spine and attached to my lungs.

Last night I had a port placed in me and I had my first treatment of chemotherapy. I probably need at least one more treatment. The doctors are trying to shrink the tumor away from my spine to make the operation easier.

So I'm here asking you a favor. When you send up prayers for The Texas Woman, could you add my name next to hers? It's just a little name.

Love,