# My five year old son has leukemia... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 6, 2011, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-five-year-old-son-has-leukemia/584525 "2011-06-06T18:42:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-five-year-old-son-has-leukemia/584525/141 "2011-10-06T19:20:13Z")
PHEW and YAY!!! (btw, did you mean “myelin”? Just mentioning in case you were trying to google it and coming up blank). ---
**Author:** ![Woeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Woeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Woeg)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-five-year-old-son-has-leukemia/584525/142 "2011-10-06T20:16:57Z")
Your welcome DB! And Mama, entirely possible - I was transcribing what my ex told me over the phone! ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-five-year-old-son-has-leukemia/584525/143 "2011-10-06T20:20:18Z")
Excellent. That news makes my day. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-five-year-old-son-has-leukemia/584525/144 "2011-10-06T20:22:06Z")
Riley remains in my prayers for a full and easy recovery. He has such a nice smile and very lovely eyes. ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-five-year-old-son-has-leukemia/584525/145 "2011-10-06T20:41:31Z")
Awesome news, **Woeg**! I’m so happy to hear it. And I love the pictures. Riley seems to have a permanent mischievous look in his eye that tickles me. I can totally picture him surfing his IV unit down the hall! I hope he’s up to no good again really soon. ---
**Author:** ![thirdwarning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@thirdwarning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdwarning)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-five-year-old-son-has-leukemia/584525/146 "2011-10-06T20:46:12Z")
Caught several updates. Smiling through tears here, and cheering, too. I’m sooo glad it’s turned out this way. You and Riley (and the rest of the bunch) have all the good thoughts and hope I can send. ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-five-year-old-son-has-leukemia/584525/147 "2011-10-06T21:55:07Z")
Thank God. I am so glad to hear it,\*\* Woeg\*\*. Look at the onery in that kids eyes! He will beat this! ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-five-year-old-son-has-leukemia/584525/148 "2011-10-07T00:08:02Z")
That’s _fabulous_ news! StG ---
**Author:** ![Spacegirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Spacegirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spacegirl)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-five-year-old-son-has-leukemia/584525/149 "2011-10-07T00:11:47Z")
Woohoo!! I was hoping for good news when I saw this at the top of the page. Yeah! ---
**Author:** ![dada2fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ccd318/32.png) [@dada2fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dada2fish)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-five-year-old-son-has-leukemia/584525/150 "2011-10-08T02:27:50Z")
I’m really relieved to hear some great news about Riley. I’ve been thinking about you and it’s great to hear some good news for a change. Thanks for the pictures. He looks strong, determined and he’s very handsome. I wish you and Riley well. ---
**Author:** ![Woeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Woeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Woeg)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-five-year-old-son-has-leukemia/584525/151 "2011-12-05T16:10:51Z")
For those who are subscribed, I started a new thread: [Updates on my son's leukemia and my life in general... - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=633765) Just had more to update than just the leukemia stuff. Thanks again. ---
**Author:** ![Lust4Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2011, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-five-year-old-son-has-leukemia/584525/152 "2011-12-06T20:28:27Z")
I am so sorry to hear your news, wishing you the best and sending good thoughts your way. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-five-year-old-son-has-leukemia/584525.md?page=7)