caleb spady is 9 years old, and he has brain cancer. chances are, he will not see another xmas.the cancer was found just this year, but there is nothing that can be done for him.

i'm posting his address, so anyone,, who wants to can send him a xmas card.



caleb spady

420 n max

hinton, oklahoma


also you can go to

http://www.carepages.com/carepages/KeepingUpWithCaleb


www.carepages.com

sign up

click on visit, type in keeping up with caleb

oops hinton zip code 73047

Thanks, jbnww. I have a grandson named Caleb so this thread caught my eye. What a sad thing.

it is very sad,, prayers won't even save this little guy. i did ask for a email adress for caleb, so who ever wanted to could send him cards via email.i'll post it when i get it.

Hey I went to the website and just a note to all he has 3 brothers Luke, Jacob, and Seth who also likes mail and it has touched my heart for this family. Keep praying there maybe still a chance!!

I am a big believer in miracles. My son, who is now 31 is my own personal miracle. When he was 10 days old we were told he wouldn't live long at all, and here he is, 31 and healthy with his own wife and child.

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Hey I went to the website and just a note to all he has 3 brothers Luke, Jacob, and Seth who also likes mail and it has touched my heart for this family. Keep praying there maybe still a chance!!

i'm glad you pointed that out,,, i will send caleb a card. and also his family.

cards can be sent online to kenspady@hotmail.com

kenspady@hintonnet.net


Caleb Spady is 10 years old and a 5th grader at Hinton Elementary School in Hinton, Oklahoma. He loves to play with his three brothers and his friends. His favorite sport is baseball, though he enjoys all sports. He plays baseball year 'round, but plays football and basketball with his school teams during those seasons.

Caleb was diagnosed with a brain tumor called a Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma ("DIPG") on April 3, 2008. He participated in a clinical trial in which he received an infusion of motexafin and gadolineum (as a radiosensitizer) each morning and had radiation therapy at least 2 hours later. He was treated at Children's Hospital at OU Medical Center. This treatment concluded on May 28, 2008.

Since May, Caleb has been receiving a variety of complementary supplements. These include Boswellia Serata in high doses, Alfacalcidol, fish oils, and Curcumin. We are constantly investigating additional treatments. In addition, he is taking part in an imaging study being done by Dr. Kathy Warren at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. Dr. Warren has taken a special interest in our DIPG kids and is conducting this and another study to learn more about this deadly disease.

Unfortunately, we learned on November 12, 2008 that Caleb's tumor has begun growing again. The radiation did not knock it back for even 6 full months.

Caleb began a chemotherapy regimine of vincristine & carboplatin on November 18, 2008.

There are experimental chemotherapies being investigated for DIPG, but none have shown much promise as of yet. It is shocking to note that the treatment for DIPG has not changed in more than 30 years. A conservative estimate is that between 15 and 20 children die of DIPG each month -- yet very little research is being done to try to combat this horrific killer of our children.

For those who are searching for more information regarding DIPGs, we have found www.justonemoreday.org to be a very helpful site.

We are praying for a miracle for Caleb. Please join us in this fervent

How tragic that it only worked for 6 months. Lets have hope and pray he is completly healed.