Wed, Aug 20th - Wed, Aug 27th - Cole continues to feel better from his recovery from Pneumonia, however now he is beginning to experience belly pain and the official diagnosis is that he has developed Pancreatitis. Apparently Pancreatitis is a side effect of one of his Chemo drugs. He is given pain medicine in an attempt to relieve some of his pain, however this causes severe itchiness over his entire body and lasts for hours. This is a new side effect for him. They attempt to relieve this itchiness with other meds, but unsuccessfully. This goes on each day for about 3-4 days, trying different pain meds each time. However, it was not until about the 4th day of this and I believe 5th different pain med that they found one that did not cause itching. By the next day the pain had subsided and the Pancreatitis was nearly gone.

Over this time he had begun to have fevers and these did not go away until the 26th. So more testing began and on top of numerous blood tests, I believe we used just about every type of imaging they have. He had an abdominal sonogram, abdominal CT scan, abdominal MRI, CT scan of his chest, echo cardiogram and x-rays. All looked normal except for some spots on his lungs that they believe is either a fungal infection or a bacterial infection. Either way his PORT will now need to be removed and they will also perform a BAL (bronchoalveolar lavage) to determine the type of infection in the lungs.

On Tuesday they tested his bone marrow and CNS (central nervous system) fluids and reported the results to us late on Wednesday. It was not the news we wanted to hear. Leukemic cells were still present in the CNS, however the bone marrow was still clean. With the bone marrow still being clean, it will allow them to focus solely on the CNS for a short bit. So they will be starting him on a new Chemo drug on Friday and continue it over a course of 3 weeks.

This was obviously not the news that we wanted, however we are still hopeful. If this latest round of chemo is successful, then they would follow it with another 3-4 week round of chemo and then prepare him for a bone marrow transplant.

Cole is handling all very well. He is an amazingly strong kid! When he is feeling well, you would never know that he has gone through so much. He is constantly his fun loving, joking self. Always making the doctors and nurses laugh and warming our hearts with his infectious smile.

His battle was so appropriately named Cole Strong and he is living up to it! His strength is what will get him and us through this illness. Thanks again for all of you support, thoughts and prayers!

Cole Strong in his hospital room

Denise and Cole

Cole and Chris

Thurs, Aug 7 - Tues, Aug 19 - The last couple of weeks have had some highs and lows. However, one of the things that I learned the first time that we went through this was not to get to high on the high moments and not to get too low during the low moments.

Madisen, Michael and I (Chris) arrive in Boston and the family is together again for the first time in a couple of weeks. The kids are all happy to see each other again and also to see their mom.

Cole quickly shows off the hospital amenities (play room, resource room, outside courtyard and outside garden) to his siblings. Each day, Michael and Madisen are enjoying some good quality time with Cole as he is feeling mostly pretty well during their visit.

During their time in Boston, Michael & Madi also get to experience a bit of Boston. Michael & I took a Fenway park tour and did a little site seeing around the park. On another day Denise took them on a Duck boat (amphibious vehicle) tour of the city by both land and water (Charles River). They also went to the Science Museum and Faneuil Hall. This made for a good end of the summer for both of them. This trip also gave them a good sense of why we are here and what the experience is like.

On Wed, the 13th, Denise, Michael and Madisen return to Florida to get ready for the new school year. This same day Cole starts not feeling very well. On Thursday, my sister-in-law Yvonne arrives to assist for the week and while Denise is gone. By Friday, Cole is in pretty rough shape, as he has developed a slight Pneumonia and his body began to retain fluids. He had some pretty high fevers, even on Tylenol. By now they have him on some pretty broad spectrum antibiotics, fluids, etc... as he has basically no immune system to help fight off any infection. The doctors are not sure of the source of the infection and discussed his port as a possible source. Some conversation then ensued about possibly removing the port. We certainly do not want this to happen!

Friday evening was very rough and he receives visits from several doctors, including infectious disease and ICU doctors. He came very close to being transferred to the ICU floor Friday evening, as he had pretty significant fluid build up in his body and lungs. They then started him on diuretics in order to remove the excess fluids and monitored him closely, ran many tests and a few chest x-rays. Saturday was a hair better. Cole showed a slight improvement and the current oncology floor felt they could handle him there. They also feel that the Port is not the source of the infection and can remain, whew! Sunday showed more improved and his fever had begun to break.

By Tuesday he had begun to feel much better. He was able to get out of bed and go outside (by wheelchair) and enjoy some fresh air. This was a wild ride and neither of us had gotten much sleep over the weekend. Monday and Tuesday nights were a breath of fresh air, as both of us were able to catch up on some much needed rest.

It was great to have my sister-in-law here to help during this time. She was able to handle some of the basic, but necessary items like laundry, shopping, meals, etc... while she is here. Thank you so much Yvonne!

Cole also received a brief visit from his Grandmother, Aunt Tamara, Aunt Sherry and Cousin Shelby. Although he wasn't feeling well at all during their couple of hours here, I know he enjoyed seeing them.

Tuesday the 19th is Day 26 of his current treatment plan. He is done with Chemo for this cycle unless testing is delayed for some reason. Once his blood counts recover enough, they will again test his bone marrow and CNS (Central Nervous System) for Leukemic cells. This typically takes place between the 28th - 35th day. The doctors will make this call based on his blood counts and they will also want to make sure that any respiratory issues are completely gone before they give anesthesia for the tests.

It goes without saying that we are anxiously awaiting the results of the upcoming tests and I will attempt to post these results as soon as possible for all concerned. These results will determine our next course of action.

We are very pleased with the level of care he is getting here at Boston Children's Hospital. The quality and quantity of staff, the group think and approach to his care is quite impressive and comforting. It has been very hard to be away from home, but we are so very glad that we decided to come here!

We also wanted to say thank you to all of his/our well wishers out there. Your thoughts, comments, word of encouragement, posts, support, etc... are all very helpful. THANK YOU!!!

Family fun!

Mike at Fenway

Mike and I in front of the Green Monster

Mike, Cole and I selfie

Mike and Cole enjoying a craft project

Me and the Cole man

Aunt Tamara, Aunt Sherry, Cousin Shelby and Grandma Gail visit Cole

Cole and our favorite nurse Becca

Cole and Aunt Yvonne

Sun, July 27 – Wed, Aug 6 – On Friday the 25^th Cole started a new 30 day chemo plan with the hopes of ridding Cole of the stubborn Leukemic cells still residing in his CNS (Central Nervous System). Cole has been very lethargic since our arrival to Boston, however on Tuesday that began to change. He began to be awake more and wanting to get up and talk walks, go to the play room and more. This is a good sign and a relief to us. His energy is getting better with every subsequent day.

On Wednesday, we are able to check Cole out of the hospital for a couple of days. We need to return him on Friday morning. We bring him to the Ronald McDonald house and he is able to get a few good nights’ sleep and allow him a sense of normalcy for a few days.

On Thursday, I (Chris) return home to Florida to handle last minute items in preparation for our Cole Strong 28 Baseball Benefit tournament. I come home to find that my good friends have handled most everything already and I have only a few things to do. This allowed me to spend even more time with Michael & Madi. We are so very fortunate to have such great friends.

On Friday, Denise and Cole check back in at Dana Farber and then are admitted to Boston Children’s Hospital as planned. Cole is assigned a room and this time we are in the new wing where the rooms are better equipped and larger. This is a much more comfortable situation for both of them.

At home, Madi, Michael and I go to the mall to get some last minute school shopping done. A little later in the evening, the organization team for the tournament meets at my house to gather all auction items and to discuss any last minute items. We are in good shape! The only area of concern is the weather. Rain is in the forecast in a pretty big way and baseball and rain don’t get along!

Saturday morning is here and our organization team and other volunteer arrive at the field at 7am. It had definitely rained pretty heavy throughout the night and the fields needed some work. The guys got to work on the fields right away and they begin to take shape. Other volunteers are working on concessions, tents, tables, auctions items, registrations desks, etc… There was a lot to do and so many pitched in to do a great job.

The games are about to begin and our daughter Madisen sings the national anthem. Then I welcome all to the fields, thank all who made the tournament possible and Cole announced “play ball” via Skype. Cole was able to watch throughout the day from Boston via Skype. This was amazing, as he was obviously unable to join us in person. It began to rain again, but soon after went away and the rest of the day was beautiful. The concessions are doing well, people are bidding on auction items and shirts and bracelets are selling well. Before I knew it, the day was over and I was shot! Everything went great. We only needed to go out and buy more water and Gatorade for the next day. After this long day, me and the kids went to my friend Ed and Marci’s house and basically collapsed in their pool.

Sunday morning arrives and we are again at the fields at 7am. The fields are much worse this morning. County officials are about to close the fields on us and we basically convince them that we have enough volunteers and equipment to get the fields playable. They allow us to try and a couple hours later play begins. We shortened the games so that all will get their games in and all are happy. The rest of the day again is very nice and all seem to be having a great time. We again Skype Cole in and he gets a virtual tour of the event, as we were able to Skype from an iPad. Everyone is saying hello to him and wishing him well. It was pretty special. The last games of the day are upon us; however these games are cut short due to lightning. Finally, this event is over and what an amazing event it was. All that is left is the tear down and clean up, and plenty of volunteers are here to assist.

In Boston, Cole gets his treatments over the weekend and continues to feel well with a decent amount of energy. In my absence, Denise’s sister Michelle, brother in-law Steve and their son Bryce (2 months older than Cole) come to Boston to assist. Cole is having a great time with them. Before you know it, he is playing PlayStation baseball with Bryce, laughing and having a good time. It was great to see. Denise is also enjoying the help and the great company.

On Wed, Michael, Madisen and I flew up to Boston. They’re excited to see Cole, Denise and a little bit of Boston. We arrived around noon, dropped off our things at the Ronald McDonald House and then head over to the hospital to see Cole. He looks good and is feeling good as well. It was great to see the kids all together again.  Madi and Mike then get a tour of the all of the fun places and things to do while in the hospital. Shortly after, Cole is off to the play room for a good game of air hockey against his brother.

Cole continues to feel pretty well. He gets fluids and Chemo at predetermined times. His ANC counts (value that tells us about his immune system) are very low, which is to be expected at this point in the treatment plan. We are at day 14 of 30 of his current plan and Cole will not be tested for Leukemic cells again until around the 30^th day. So we are basically day-to-day for a couple of weeks and hoping and praying for positive results. In the meantime we will enjoy as much time with him while he is feeling pretty well.

Our Baseball tournament was an unbelievable experience and not for baseball reasons, but because of the outpouring of support. For the great friends that were made, the laughs and the cries and for the feeling that you get when the community you live within stands up and basically wraps their arms around you. I have no way to put that into words that would properly define how that feels.

I can’t thank enough some dear friends that made this weekend possible; The Lashley’s, Ruckers, Soto’s, Levine’s, Esgro’s, Norton’s, Strikowski’s, Disisto’s, Hodge’s, Applebaum’s, Shiflet’s, Gurevich's and the countless volunteers that helped to make this past weekend the incredible success that it was! I also want to thank Jim Henneman of the Palm Beach County Parks Department for keeping the fields open for a couple more days and allowing us to have this tournament, the West Boynton Little League for welcoming us on their fields and allowing us to use the equipment and supplies to get the fields in playing shape, to all of the umpires who volunteered their time to umpire our games and to all of the very generous people and companies who donated items for our auctions.

I also want to thank all of our corporate sponsors: The Law offices of Berman & Berman, Seaside Bank, HammerHead Motors, Robert Hodge/ProBall, Simon Orthodontics, Office Depot Foundation, Brownie Brittle, Boca Executive Realty, The Materetsky Financial Group, Lissauer Dental, Mandel JCC of the Palm Beaches, GlobalServe, Edward Jones, Agliolio's, Walker Construction, Ellen Flaum LCSW, Falk Prosthethics, Chicken of the sea, Benik Baseball, Associates in Childrens Denistry, The Neighborhood News, Wizard Creations, Yale Sports Enterprises, Dr Fara Bender, Dr Katie Rand, Carolyn's Creations, Rawlings, West Boynton Little League, Alabama Joe's, Home Depot, Anixter, Ucube, Strathmore Bagels and West Boynton Travel Baseball League.

Here are a few links to the terrific press we received this weekend.

Link to a news story on CBS12:

http://cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/vid_18216.shtml#

Here is a link to a video recap of the tournament:

http://youtu.be/de8mphicX90

Great article in the Sun-Sentinal:

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/fl-cancer-baseball-tournament-20140801,0,1918981.story

Dad returns home

Bryce and Uncle Steve visit with Cole

Cole's team having a mozzarella stick in his honor

Madisen singing the National Anthem

11u Vipers sporting some cool Cole Strong 28 jerseys!

Some great friends that helped make the tournament possible

Michael and Madisen arrive in Boston to visit Cole

Cole and Michael playing a little air hockey

Thurs, July 24 - Sat, July 26 - The whirlwind continues in Boston. Each day since we've been in Boston we have gone for tests. All of this for the doctors here to make their own assessment of Cole.  We also had one more Spinal Chemo treatment. This has taken a toll on Cole and us as well. Cole has been very tired and lethargic most of the time and the doctors have not yet had a chance to meet the Cole that we all know and love. All they have seen is this very tired and worn out boy. At the same time, Denise and I are staying in contact with our other two kids who are back in Florida with our friends. 

Madisen's play "Hairspray" opened Thursday night and we were unable to be there for her. She has worked hard at this craft and has been very fortunate to have had some great roles in her plays at Standing Ovation Performing Arts, however she was particularly excited for this role as the mean girl "Amber". One of our friends was able to Skype us in, however it was not nearly the same. It was the first time we have missed one of her plays and it was heartbreaking. I heard from all that the play was terrific. Great job everyone! In our absence, our friends made it as comfortable for Madisen as possible. Thank you.

Denise's best friend and her husband Art and son Drea came back to visit us for the day on Thursday and it was comforting to have them here with us again.

Friday is here and we are anxiously awaiting our consult with our Doctors at 1pm to find out the current status of Cole's Leukemia and to receive his action plan. They asked us to come a little early this day to do another blood test with him, as his Sodium levels have been low. So we arrived at 12 noon and they drew blood for his test. The doctors are now ready for us and we meet in a private room with them. We bring Cole out into the waiting room, where he lays down and one of the volunteers watched him. Finally the time is here and the doctors present to us. They let us know that the Leukemia is still present in his CNS (Central Nervous System). They did not say how much, because they said that it doesn't matter. What matters is that it still exists and what the plan was to get rid of it. This is clearly not the news we were looking for. They still told us that they had seen this before and have had success in treating it. What they would not say is any percentages of success or any inclination of prognosis. This was not comforting to us. Nonetheless they let us know that the next step is a 4 week treatment that includes a couple of different chemo drugs (Asparaginase and Cytarabine). These drugs are not directly delivered to the CNS, however they are known to penetrate into the CNS.  The hope is that they will clear these remaining stubborn cells in the CNS.

We go right from Dana Farber to the Boston Children's Hospital where we are admitted and Cole begins his new treatment plan. Denise decides that she wants to stay at the hospital this first evening and I head back to the Ronald McDonald house. It was a bumpy first night and neither Denise or Cole got much sleep. My night at the RM house was interesting as well, as it was the first night alone in our room.

Saturday is a little better as we had a consult with another of the doctors and she made us feel a little more comfortable. She was able to answer additional questions that we hadn't thought of the day before. She had also let us know that their were more weapons in their arsenal to combat this should this chemo round not clear the remaining CNS cells. She also reaffirmed that they have had success with similar cases, again without any percentages or the like.

Cole's next testing will be at a date in the future depending on his doctors, but it will be at last 3 weeks away.

The Cole Strong 28 tournament is all set for next weekend, Aug 2nd and 3rd. We have plenty of amazing auction items, however we are still looking for a few more volunteers. If you want to volunteer, go to the tournament website and follow the instructions on the volunteer page. This tournament will be a nice time for all and we are looking forward to great turn out. Thank you to all of my close friends who are working so hard to make this a success!

Tournament website: eteamz.com/colestrong.

Chris, Cole and Denise selfie

Cole paints an elephant, green of course!

Cole and Denise

Matt and Jay Lashley are in Boston for a wedding and visit Cole

Cole getting a little shut eye

Sat, July 19 - Wed, July 23rd - The last several days have been a whirlwind. We only had a couple of days to get our home affairs in order, assemble our friends that will be taking care of our kids while we are away and get ourselves ready for an indefinite stay at an unknown location in the Boston area. Somehow we got this done over the weekend. This was also a very emotional weekend. It was very difficult to say goodbye to your children and not have a definite date of return to give them. We tried our best to explain this to them and to spend as much quality time with them before we left. All this on top of the scary nature of not knowing what we are up against with Cole. Nonetheless we know we just need to do this. On Sunday we received a call from the Ronald McDonald house of Boston that they have a room for us. This will be very helpful and is one less thing to have to worry about.

So our flight is scheduled for 2:40 on Monday. Cole was actually feeling pretty good this day for the first time in weeks. We arrived at the airport to find that our flight was delayed until 4:35. Then a short while later we found out that the flight was delayed again until 7:15. So we went back home to let Cole rest. We headed back and finally boarded around 7:30 and took off around 8:00. Our good friend Jane who lives north of Boston picked us up at Logan airport and we finally arrived at the Ronald McDonald house (http://www.rmhboston.org) around midnight. It is a very nice Victorian style home built in the 1860's. Jane was also very thoughtful and packed some essential groceries for us. Thank you! We were very tired to say the least and were off to bed shortly after our arrival.

On Tuesday we had a 1pm appointment at the Dana Farber Institute which is only a few minutes away from where we are staying. We get there and can immediately tell that this is a well oiled machine. Very professional, courteous and thoughtful. We meet a number of new people there and begin a series of papers for check-in and for transfer of care. A short while later we have a consult with a senior Oncologist (Dr Billett), a new Oncologist and the head nurse. They had already read all the reports, test results, etc... that we had previously sent, however we still spent about 1 1/2 hours talking about every detail of Cole from birth until today. This day was not about a plan for Cole yet, however they did say that they had dealt with Cole's condition before successfully, but they want to run their own series of tests first and then we would confer again to discuss their plan for him.  We then returned to the RM house and began to acclimate ourselves. We ordered in a little dinner and made it an early night.

On Wed at 11 we had to be at the Boston Children's Hospital for an echo-cardiogram and then we are sent over to the Jimmy Fund clinic for a 2pm spinal treatment. All of the buildings (Dana Farber, Boston Children's Hosp and the Jimmy Fund outpatient clinic) are connected by indoor hallways/walkways which makes it pretty easy to go back and forth. Cole is brought in and readied for his treatment. Around this time, our good friends Art & Renee had come to visit and spend the remainder of the day with us. They brought Cole a wood baseball bat signed by a number of kids from their hometown in New Hampshire. Having Renee here was was especially comforting to Denise as she and Renee have been best friends since high school. Cole's treatment went well and we returned back to the RM house. Dinner was delivered courtesy of our friend Jeff Trynz. Thank you Jeff! After dinner, I took advantage of Art having a car (actually a Jeep) and took a trip to the grocery store to pick up a few things. Art and Renee stayed a bit into the evening and then left for home, however they are returning tomorrow.

We are scheduled for another test tomorrow (Thursday).  By late Thursday or early Friday, tests results will be back and they will be ready to discuss an action plan for Cole by Friday afternoon. We are nervous, but hopeful.

We feel encouraged by our discussions and they have reaffirmed our decision to come here. In the words of our cab driver, "the people here are very smaaht". I believe that was "very smart" :)

Getting a few hugs before we leave

On our way to Boston

Cole got us to Boston safely!

1st day at Dana Farber

Ronald McDonald house of Boston

Mon, July 14 - Fri, July 18 - This week has been full of some highs and some real lows. It started off similarly to last week; Cole was tired but generally feeling OK. Our friends watched him on Monday and Tuesday while Denise and I went to work. Both of us are finding it harder and harder to leave him to go to work, however we do not know how long we will be away once we have to go to Boston/Dana Farber for further treatment and want to get done as much as we can at work and make sure our co-workers are prepared to handle things while we are away.

Wednesday is a big day. Cole has his intrathecal (spinal) chemo in an attempt to rid his CSF (Cerebrospinal fluid) of Leukemic cells. We need his Leukemia count to be zero in the CSF to continue on his current treatment plan. They will also test his spinal fluid pressure, as this was the cause of the swollen optic nerve that originally led us to finding that his Leukemia had returned. In addition they will test his bone marrow for any evidence of Leukemia.

The pressure test came back and that is continuing to fall into the range it should be. The pressure was originally at 23 and normal range is 12-18. It is now 16. We are scheduled to see his ophthalmologist on Friday to see if the optic nerve is still swollen. A little later in the afternoon Cole's doctor called and said the local tests on his CSF looks clear, but we still need to wait on the detailed test. These are expected late Thursday or Friday. We are cautiously optimistic, but will be on pins and needles until the detailed results come in.

On Thursday we are notified that Cole's fraternal twin brother Michael is an exact marrow match. This is great news for if and when we get to the point of Cole needing a bone marrow transplant. A little later we get a call that Cole's bone marrow shows no further sign of Leukemia. All very good news. Then we get the bombshell call. Cole's doctor calls and says the detailed CSF report is in and there is still Leukemia in Cole's central nervous system (CSF fluids)and it appears to have increased from 3% to 8%. This is horrible news as it means that he is now off his treatment plan and a bone marrow transplant is not even an option until the CSF is clear.

So where do we go from here? This is the question. Cole's local oncologists now need to confer with the doctors at the Dana Farber Institute in Boston, as his current treatment plan does not have a path for his results. On Friday, our local doctor, Dr Saxena, talks with Dr Silverman of the Dana Farber and advises him of Cole's situation and they decide that we need to go there and admit Cole. We start making calls and begin to make arrangements. Cole is scheduled to be admitted Tuesday. Denise and I have booked a flight on Monday for the 3 of us. In addition, all of Cole's test results, some slides and fluid samples have been sent to Dana Farber and now we need the doctors there to thoroughly review all. We do not have any other information on prognosis or treatment plan, as I would assume that the Dana Farber doctors will need to go through his results, test his fluids on there own machinery and then formulate a plan to discuss with us upon our arrival. This is very scary, to say the least.

This week has been an emotional roller coaster. Our only comfort level with any of this is that we are going to a world class institution that is one of the best in the world at treating childhood Leukemia. There are still many plans and arrangements to be made, as our other 2 children will not be going with us and we do not even know how long we will be gone. This is very challenging to accomplish in this emotional state.  We are trying our best to be strong and not show our emotions too much in front our kids and especially not in front of Cole. He is a very selfless kid and he would not want us feeling this way.

We are so very thankful for the amazing people in our lives who are taking so much time away from their own busy lives to help us. We could not do it without you all! Words cannot express how grateful we are to all of you! Thank you!

So another chapter in our life will begin next week. We are hopeful that the doctors at Dana Farber will have a plan to get us back on track. Please continue to keep us in your thoughts and prayers.

Cole Strong!!!





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Fri, July 11 - Sun, July 13th - Friday had the family going up to Cole's Oncologists office to have the kids mouths swabbed to test for a bone marrow match. The swab samples will be sent overnight to the Dana Farber Institute in Boston. We are told that it will take 7 - 10 days to get the results. This goes without saying how important this is. We returned home and a little later his 3rd grade teacher Ms. Gadberry came to visit. She brought him one of his current favorite lunch's, popcorn shrimp. She stayed for a little while and hung out with Cole. He was pretty tired, but he really enjoys her company.

The evening brought us a delicious dinner from Espisitos Coal Fire Pizza and Pasta. Thank you from our JCC friends Lisa, Yvette and Tema! After dinner we watched a movie and then an early night to bed.

On Saturday Cole began to feel a little better and we were able to get him up and about a bit. He felt good enough to go to Target and purchase a new wrestler toy. A little later in the afternoon one of his baseball buddies Max and his mom Jennifer came over to visit.

On Sunday morning I had my Vipers baseball team practice and we wound up scrimmaging the Cobras. Cole felt good enough to come over to the fields and say hello to the boys. The boys all came over to say hello to him and we took a nice picture of them all together. What a great moment! He stayed and watched for a little while and then Denise took him home.

Cole is still pretty tired most of the time and when he is not sleeping, he is generally wanting to eat. Thank you steroids. Can't wait until these are no longer part of the treatment. A little later in the early evening, Cole was feeling better and I got him in the pool for a little while. It's good for us to get him up and about as much as we can.

The Cole Strong 28 Baseball Tournament is going strong. All age divisions are filled!!!! Need any additional sponsors by today. We can accept silent auction items up until the week of the tournament. Thank you to the sponsors who have already come forward and signed up! Please see the tournament website for more info:www.eteamz.com/colestrong.

Denise and Cole

Cole, Michael and Madisen waiting to be swabbed for a marrow match

Ms Gadberry and Cole

Cole hanging with his baseball buddies

Cole and Dad going for a swim