Mikey was born on February 13, 2003 at Castleview Hospital in Price. He was our third child and first boy! For the past 5 years he has led a normal child's life. He loved to play baseball, jump on the trampoline, ride his bike, go camping and 4-wheeling and most of all playing with and teasing his big sisters. He went to 2 years of preschool and started Kindergarten on August 2008. Then on October 11, 2008 Mikey started to complain of some leg pain we thought it was just growing pains and throughout that night he had cold sweats, fever and then shivering and was complaining that he couldn't walk, we took him to the local ER and they couldn't find out what was wrong and sent us home. Then we had a follow-up with his doctor and she sent us to have more blood work done and that's when they found blast cells, that will be a phone call that we will never forget those words that our son might have CANCER. She had scheduled us a appointment for the very next day at Primary Children's and she tried to assure us that this could be nothing but they just wanted to do some tests. The next day October 16, 2008 we arrived at Primary Childrens Oncology Clinic where we met Dr. Mark Fluchel and we received some terrible news. Mikey was diagnosed with Pre B Standard Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) and from that day our precious sons life has been turned upside down. Mikey was admitted that day for 5 days and had several tests done not to mention he had to have surgery to have a port-a-cath put in his chest to receive his chemotherapy medicine and blood draws. Now Mikey has to take horrible medicines and chemotherapy weekly for the first 6 months and not to mention all the bone marrow testings and spinal taps throughout the duration of his treatment. Mikey has been very sensitive to all the medication he has received and during his induction stage on November 9, 2008 Mikey became paralyzed for approximately a month due to complications from the steroids. He has had to to physical therapy and still has muscle weakness and limiations when he runs. They say that he will just get better over time. Mikey has had several blood transfusions and two hospitalizations since and continues to struggle with the all the medications he has to receive. Mikey's treatment will last approximately 3 years and 3 months. If you would like to help with the medical expenses we will forever be grateful but money is not all, we also need your prayers. Mikey also has another website we have placed a link under follow Mikey's care. You can follow his progress and his day to day long road to being a cancer survivor. Our Precious Little Boy is in good spirits, however I don't think he knows how bad this nightmare is going to get before it gets better. One thing he doesn't like is how the medicine makes him feel. We hope that who ever comes to visit our page if nothing more it makes you aware of this terrible illness that strikes our children with no whys and no explanations, it just happens with no warnings. It's very sad and frustrating. We expect Mikey to be a cancer survivor and fight this battle one day at a time. Today Mikey is two years post treatment and we are so happy that he has come this far in this terrible illness and we wish the best for anyone that has joined the CANCER WORLD!! "FAITH CONSISTS IN BELIEVING WHEN IT IS BEYOND THE POWER OF REASON TO BELIEVE"