Today, the Carmel Valley News / Del Mar Village Voice released an article about Max, the celebration of his life, the 5-mile walk and the Magic Water Project.
You can read the article here
You can read the article here
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as most probably know, max is going through two weeks of daily IV chemotherapy right now, so chemotherapy infusion is what i shot yesterday.... -
After meeting Max, I religiously began keeping up with his blog. And in April, I read that Max's cancer was progressing and he was havin... -
Why the name Mashed Potatoes For Breakfast ? In a very personal way, it captures the essense of the odd world Max is forced to live in as h... -
I called Andy and Melissa this morning to see about shooting Max either today or Friday (my two available days this week). Melissa said tha... -
first, i can't even begin to describe how amazingly beautiful and touching the celebration of max's life was. i'm going to try ... -
Max passed away at 8:44pm PDT on Sunday, August 31, 2008. These two video snippets were taken Sunday morning. Who knew that Max would die la...
About Max Mikulak
For more about Max Mikulak, visit his blog here.
Max was born on June 30, 2001. He was diagnosed with stage IV, high-risk neuroblastoma in October 2004. He whizzed through frontline treatment and by the following summer was effectively on the road back to a "normal" life - albeit with almost total hearing loss, a new immune system, and about 10lbs to gain back, all courtesy of Mr. Chemo.
Unfortunately, Max relapsed (as most high-risk NB patients do) in November 2006. Max fought bravely, entering a clinical trial in Vermont where he received nifurtimox in combination with other chemo agents. This combination diminished the disease until there was just one tiny spot still evident on his spine. But in February 2008 the beast came roaring back and we could never control it again, despite everything we tried. Max passed away on August 31, 2008 at 8:45pm in his mommy and daddy's bed.
Max was born on June 30, 2001. He was diagnosed with stage IV, high-risk neuroblastoma in October 2004. He whizzed through frontline treatment and by the following summer was effectively on the road back to a "normal" life - albeit with almost total hearing loss, a new immune system, and about 10lbs to gain back, all courtesy of Mr. Chemo.
Unfortunately, Max relapsed (as most high-risk NB patients do) in November 2006. Max fought bravely, entering a clinical trial in Vermont where he received nifurtimox in combination with other chemo agents. This combination diminished the disease until there was just one tiny spot still evident on his spine. But in February 2008 the beast came roaring back and we could never control it again, despite everything we tried. Max passed away on August 31, 2008 at 8:45pm in his mommy and daddy's bed.
I check back often, hoping maybe you will post some never-before-seen pictures of Max. We miss him and it'd be great to see pictures that never made it to this site. Thanks
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