The Lord Jeffs, Amherst College's men's soccer team has adopted Michael as their honorary team member.

Michael is a smiley, kind and cheerful 8 year old 1st grader. Michael was diagnosed on April 8 2004 with a brain tumor, ATRT-Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor when he was just 4 years old. Michael had brain surgery the day we brought him in to the ER, he had an external drain put in his head to stop the pressure of fluid, then he had a port-a-cath put into his chest and then a shunt, which is an internal drain to replace the external one. He then had 12 intensive weeks of Chemotherapy and a 10 hour brain surgery to remove the tumor. After ten agonizing hours they took the tumor out. He then started 6 weeks of proton beam radiation and another 6 months of maintenance chemo. He ended treatment on January 25 2005. He started PT/OT, he did this for 2 years. Michael has grown 1 and ½ inches this summer! This makes us very happy! Due to treatment he will have a bit of trouble growing. Michael continues to love life and teaches us all lessons, like how to be patient and to stop and take a deep breath when frustration gets us and that its not that bad. He always has a great attitude and outlook on life. He is full of life and joy. He loves to camp and be with his family. He Loves to watch the New England Patriots with his dad! He loves to play with his dog Luna and hang out with his brothers and help mom cook. LOVES school and loves to learn. In spite of everything that has happened to Michael he is a strong little person with a whole lot of love, joy, hope, and peace in his heart and in his being and he is always ready to try something new. Michael loves life!

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Jacklyn, Michael and the team