9/9/07 well they did another cat scan today and although the cist drained off again his brain did not go back into place the dr seems to think the tumor is getting bigger and we still dont know what we are fighting hopefully tomm we will know what we are up against but lil Ryder is still justa kikckin this bronc he aint givin up and neither am i heck he's eating ALMOST 6 OZ. when he went in he was at 4 oz. so to me it looks good we should know more tomorow the next time i am home i will post another update thank you all so much for your prayers and support

RIDE RYDER RIDE

well dont know really where to start . we got the diagnosis back yesterday and it is cancer it is a P N E T  tumor on his little brain they are going to try to keep it undrcontrol and possibly shrink it with chemo therapy and when he is old enough possibly remove it and then radiation they say he is to young for radiation right now so yall please keep praying for my son and i'm sure all will be fine with all of rooting for him he'll be just fine i'm sure of it hell he went thru 3 brain surgeries in 5 days with a 10% chance of making it and he's still here they say his chances are 40% i found info on the web that his chances are 60-80% so we'll just keeping kicking and see what happens he sure is a real trooper

As some of you know Ryder went for surgery on friday 9/14/07. The DR was not able to get as much of the tumor as he wanted there was alot of bleeding and then Ryder died on the operating table but the team was able to bring him back the DR said the 1st 8 hrs were the most critical well we are 53 hours into the recovery and as usual Little ryder is throwing them all for a loop the Dr said to expect the worse and spend as much time as possible with him well Ryder aint quitting he is still in I C U and under pain and sedation medicine until further orders the DR does not want him moving at all the he is even fighting the sedatives and pain meds that are suppose to knock him out the nurse told us that is she gave us the does shes giveing him it would knock us out for a week and he's waking up 15-30 mins. after he gets 1 he does have some swelling from all the fluids and blood he got in the OR they had to give him 4 litres of blood he lost all of his and it quit clotting they finally got it to stop somewhat with some packing which will disolve in 2 or 4 weeks the place in philly misdiagnosed the tumor so they are running tests again so they know how to fight it but for now he is fine and still fighting please continue to pray for Ryder that is the best remedy we could ask for thank you all for your support and prayers.

I'm still praying for you and your family Shad. I look at the trials in life as reasons to draw closer to God. He wants us to have personal relationships with him. Through the good and the bad times God wants us to seek Him. I truly hope Ryder will be alright and you and your family will have a long and happy life together. May God Bless.

Shad, You might be surprised what they charge for chemotherapy when You see the bills. Health care is really big business. I am eagerly waiting for a better way to remove tumors as well.