Prayer Request

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From: Lyle, Leah Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 1:59 PMTo: Neptune-TallasseeSubject: Special Prayer Request

To All:
I have a dear sweet friend that I grew up with in Selma who has a very sick little boy. They desperately need your prayers!!!!!!!! Her name is Alison Missildine Deason and her son's name is Parker, age 3. She has another son, Reid, age 7 and a husband, Mark.
The moved from Selma last summer to Kingsport, TN. Parker was having nosebleeds and rashes while in Selma, just before the move, but the Selma and Montgomery doctors told them he had allergies and contact dermatitis. Mark was offered a job in TN so this was the reason for the move. Alison took Parker to a pediatrician immediately after the move, and before the week was over they found themselves in the hematologist's office doing a bone marrow test. He has JMML, a very rare form of leukemia. It only affects 1% of all childhood leukemia's. The only known cure is a bone marrow transplant, and even after that, the survival rate is only 25%. He has been at St. Jude Hospital in Memphis for about 8 months now. He did have a bone marrow transplant in December and was doing ok. Mid April had been 100 days after transplant when they were going to finally let him go home. He had to have a final marrow test before they would release him, but bad news came too quickly. He started getting sick again and found his bone marrow had dropped to 43% among other things. They had already packed to go home. The entire family was so excited, especially Parker. The live about 500 miles away from Memphis, and Parker's brother and dad have been flying a lot to be there with them. Now the doctors have said he has relapsed. They are just devastated. Alison is waiting to hear if Parker will need another transplant. Everyone here was so gracious to me when I lost my baby, and I know you don't know Parker or Alison, but could you please find it in your heart to say a very special prayer for the Deason Family. No one knows what GOD has in store for Parker or his family, but I know it would mean a lot to them to know that people are praying. I have never asked for a prayer like this before, but Alison was one of my dearest friends while growing up and I know she would do the same for me.

Here is a link for the website that has been provided for them. She keeps a journal of his ups and downs. You can sign the guestbook if you like or send her a personal e-mail for encouragement.

http://www3.caringbridge.org/tn/parkerdeason/index.htm

Thank You So Much and God Bless,
Leah