Awareness Beads met Wes during his very first hospital stay after being diagnosed with Stage 4 High Risk Neuroblastoma. That was at the end of June, and we met him in the beginning of July 2011.
Since our first meeting, we have kept in touch with Wes' family and have seen Jedi Soldier Wes several times, including a fundraising event for him in October.
Wes has undergone many rounds of chemotherapy and other procedures necessary for his treatment, and today, Jedi Wes had his big surgery.
After being told by the surgeons at CHKD, Wes' home hospital, that they could not possibly remove all of his tumor, Wes' parents, with the help of their friends and family, began to look into more options, ultimately deciding to take Wes to NYC for his surgery.
Wes and his parents flew to New York a few days ago, and this morning, at 7:45am, Wes went into surgery.
Around 6:00pm, Wes was out of surgery and taken to the PICU. The team in NYC removed all of the tumor they could see!
Wes lost 3 units of blood during the surgery, but it was given back to him and he is stable. His kidney was saved, however he did lose the tip of his pancreas, but the team says it shouldn't have any effect on Wes.
As part of Wes' Army, Awareness Beads is very thankful to share this wonderful news with our followers. We will have a post later on about the status of our organization, but tonight, it is all about our friend Wes.
Wes and his family still have a long road ahead, but today was a huge step forward in his journey.
To join Wes' Army, follow him on Facebook at Wes' Fight Against Neuroblastoma.
We love you Jedi Wes!
All our love,
Stormy and Jordan
Awareness Beads
