Fishey Kisses
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Seth's Journey
In loving memory of Seth Becker, who was born in North Carolina on August 16, 2005 and passed away on December 30, 2007 at the age of 2. He died at home in the arms of his mom and dad, after a long courageous fight with brain cancer.
In loving memory of Seth Becker, who was born in North Carolina on August 16, 2005 and passed away on December 30, 2007 at the age of 2. He died at home in the arms of his mom and dad, after a long courageous fight with brain cancer.
Seths Journey
We are Tina and Mike Becker, the proud parents of Seth Becker...our baby,our hero.
On April 10th 2007, our life was turned upside down by a diagnosis of Cancer. We were told our 20 month old son was going to die! He had a brain tumor that was almost half the size of his head, and he only had days to live. Seths dad went home to find a Cancer treatment center online, and with some help from family he did. Duke Brain Tumor Center for Children sent a jet to pick us up and get Seth into surgery as soon as possible. The surgery lasted 9 1/2 hours, and Seth almost didn't make it. They were able to remove most of the tumor,but they were not able to replace the skull bone due to swelling(almost half his head) and he had to be put in a coma for the trauma and swelling. His status was minute by minute. We could have lost him at any moment. The test results on the tumor were bad...it was the most aggressive type of cancer he could have had (PNET)stage 4. Seth fought hard, and was able to come out of the coma in about 2 weeks, but he was paralyzed, and in bad shape. He could no longer eat, drink, talk or walk.The next eight months were life changing for us. Seth and I (momma) lived 3 hours from home in a hospital , and sometimes the Ronald McDonald house of Durham. Seths Daddy was left to manage the house, the other 3 kids and work....it was so hard to be apart, but had to be done for Seth. Seth had many surgeries, test, 7 rounds of Chemo , stem cell transplants, blood transfusions, and so much more! It was a roller coaster ride of ups and downs, but his spirits stayed high, with a beautiful smile no matter what new challenge he was faced with! We watched him slowly improve, and beat the odds. He learned to eat and drink again, and was able to move the left side of his body. He finished his Chemo, and was set for a surgery to replace the missing skull bone that was left off for so long! The surgery went great, and they removed the rest of the tumor as well. On November 11th, Seth was sent home in REMISSION! He was being called a MIRACLE! But, on December 20th, after being sick for a week or so, it was discovered that the cancer had returned, and it had spread. We found out the day after Christmas, that it was beyond treatment, and he was sent home on hospice care. Seth passed away just 4 days later. He was in the arms of me (momma) and his daddy, and our lives will never be the same. He was 2 years, 4 months and 14 days old.
Wondering why the name fishey kisses?
Fishey kisses is very personal between Seth and me. I always gave Seth great big fishey kisses, especially at bed time. It was something we both looked forward to...I would suck my cheeks in making big fishey lips..and Seth would bring up his cute little hand and...POP! He would pop my fishey face, followed by a heart warming belly laugh that he would become so famous for, and then I would smother him in kisses. After Seths first surgery to remove the bulk of his brain tumor, he was paralyzed on his right side, and in bad shape. His team of doctors and therapist worked very hard to help him regain some use of his right side, and also to work the left side (it worked, but not great). I quickly found that by making my fishey face, Seth was motivated to move his arm and hand to reach my big fishey lips and...POP! He would pop it, just as he had done so many times before.So after his surgery, it acted as a therapy to help him regain the use of his arms and hands.
After Seth earned his wings, we knew that we had to continue to fight for children with cancer, and we always will. I always wanted fishey kisses to be a part of something (because it meant so much to me) and I realized that a fishey could also be a cancer ribbon. And that two fisheys could be two cancer ribbons, giving each other a big fishey kiss! And so, "fishey kisses of hope" was born. Born from love, hope and memories....
To read the journal of Seth's journey and updates on the family visit www.caringbridge.org/visit/sethbecker
To view Seths journey in pictures, please visit
http://www.seth-becker.memory-of.com/
For more on our story or information about ANGEL SETH"S AWARENESS BUS
visit www.heartsofhope08.com
We are Tina and Mike Becker, the proud parents of Seth Becker...our baby,our hero.
On April 10th 2007, our life was turned upside down by a diagnosis of Cancer. We were told our 20 month old son was going to die! He had a brain tumor that was almost half the size of his head, and he only had days to live. Seths dad went home to find a Cancer treatment center online, and with some help from family he did. Duke Brain Tumor Center for Children sent a jet to pick us up and get Seth into surgery as soon as possible. The surgery lasted 9 1/2 hours, and Seth almost didn't make it. They were able to remove most of the tumor,but they were not able to replace the skull bone due to swelling(almost half his head) and he had to be put in a coma for the trauma and swelling. His status was minute by minute. We could have lost him at any moment. The test results on the tumor were bad...it was the most aggressive type of cancer he could have had (PNET)stage 4. Seth fought hard, and was able to come out of the coma in about 2 weeks, but he was paralyzed, and in bad shape. He could no longer eat, drink, talk or walk.The next eight months were life changing for us. Seth and I (momma) lived 3 hours from home in a hospital , and sometimes the Ronald McDonald house of Durham. Seths Daddy was left to manage the house, the other 3 kids and work....it was so hard to be apart, but had to be done for Seth. Seth had many surgeries, test, 7 rounds of Chemo , stem cell transplants, blood transfusions, and so much more! It was a roller coaster ride of ups and downs, but his spirits stayed high, with a beautiful smile no matter what new challenge he was faced with! We watched him slowly improve, and beat the odds. He learned to eat and drink again, and was able to move the left side of his body. He finished his Chemo, and was set for a surgery to replace the missing skull bone that was left off for so long! The surgery went great, and they removed the rest of the tumor as well. On November 11th, Seth was sent home in REMISSION! He was being called a MIRACLE! But, on December 20th, after being sick for a week or so, it was discovered that the cancer had returned, and it had spread. We found out the day after Christmas, that it was beyond treatment, and he was sent home on hospice care. Seth passed away just 4 days later. He was in the arms of me (momma) and his daddy, and our lives will never be the same. He was 2 years, 4 months and 14 days old.
Wondering why the name fishey kisses?
Fishey kisses is very personal between Seth and me. I always gave Seth great big fishey kisses, especially at bed time. It was something we both looked forward to...I would suck my cheeks in making big fishey lips..and Seth would bring up his cute little hand and...POP! He would pop my fishey face, followed by a heart warming belly laugh that he would become so famous for, and then I would smother him in kisses. After Seths first surgery to remove the bulk of his brain tumor, he was paralyzed on his right side, and in bad shape. His team of doctors and therapist worked very hard to help him regain some use of his right side, and also to work the left side (it worked, but not great). I quickly found that by making my fishey face, Seth was motivated to move his arm and hand to reach my big fishey lips and...POP! He would pop it, just as he had done so many times before.So after his surgery, it acted as a therapy to help him regain the use of his arms and hands.
After Seth earned his wings, we knew that we had to continue to fight for children with cancer, and we always will. I always wanted fishey kisses to be a part of something (because it meant so much to me) and I realized that a fishey could also be a cancer ribbon. And that two fisheys could be two cancer ribbons, giving each other a big fishey kiss! And so, "fishey kisses of hope" was born. Born from love, hope and memories....
To read the journal of Seth's journey and updates on the family visit www.caringbridge.org/visit/sethbecker
To view Seths journey in pictures, please visit
http://www.seth-becker.memory-of.com/
For more on our story or information about ANGEL SETH"S AWARENESS BUS
visit www.heartsofhope08.com
Video of Seth's journey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXpskt1gZ40
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXpskt1gZ40