Praying for Pierce...

Hi to all! We just wanted to take a minute to tell you about about an incredible little boy. My good friend Brandi and her husband Scott welcomed a beautiful baby boy into the world in August 07. As you can tell from the pictures, he is the cutest little rugrat EVER. I had determined in my head that Pierce would be Ashlyns boyfriend.. but I think dibs on the little man ("Superman", as it were) have already been taken by the Biggerts. :P


At Pierce's one year well baby visit, they discovered a lump over his left kidney- after several visits, ultrasounds and CAT scan, they gave the diagnoses of neuroblastoma- basically a malignant tumor growing in his abdomen. The latter part of last week, they flew to New York to receive care at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

Pierce seems to be doing very well considering he is out of his home and having all kinds of strangers poking and prodding on him. Initial tests have come back on the positive side- it looks like the cancer is confined to the tumor and has not spread- this is VERY good news, and hopefully means he will only need surgery to remove the tumor- no chemo or radiation. If you get some time, please read his story: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/piercephillips

Please keep Pierce, Brandi, and Scott in your prayers; Prayer is a powerful tool that really can make miracles happen. Pray that little Pierce will fully recover, and return home- happy and healthy once again. Love to you all.