I am so happy to hear Ella is cancer free and making good progress with her recovery. I have been reading all your posts on your blog, i had stumbled upon it by researching some info about Dr. Pang.
My son Teddy was diagnosed with stage 3 High Risk neuroblastoma on August 13, and we were in the PICU at Oakland Kaiser for about a month. I remember vividly seeing you and Ella’s mom coming to the PICU with Ella after what I assume was her surgery. I was feeling so sad for you guys, knowing the intense worry and crushing pain you feel when you find out there is something seriously wrong with your child. Then I saw you again almost 2 months later and you told me you had been in the hospital for I think 53 days, and your child had been in a coma that whole time. It made me realize how fortunate I was that even though my child was fighting for his life, at least, he was a happy, active little boy and that I should be that much more thankful. I love Dr. Pang, he’s a funny guy, with his weird bedside manners. He operated on Teddy in January to remove as much of the tumor as possible, and reading how successful Ella’s surgery had been really appeased my mind, I knew then that Teddy was in good hands. I will be keeping Ella in my thoughts.
Clarence.