Yard Sale Planned for July 11th to benefit Corey Kitchen

Corey is a 2-1/2 year old little boy, full of life, energy and very playful. He loves baseball and Spiderman and his older brothers, Kenny and Jimmy.

On June 27, 2008, Corey had a headache accompanied by vomiting. His parents (Kenny and Angela) took him to Washington County Hospital where the doctors did a CT scan of Corey’s brain. He was diagnosed initially with a brain tumor. The doctors then referred the family to Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

There, on June 28, 2008, those physicians gave Corey an MRI, both with and without contrast of his brain and spine. On Sunday, his parents were given the news that the results were “not good.” The tumors were all over Corey’s spine “as if they’d been painted on”, plus the tumor on his brain was blocking the spinal fluid. Because of that blockage, on June 29, 2008, the doctors put a shunt on the right side of Corey’s brain to release the fluid. They also performed a biopsy on his spine. On July 8, 2008, the doctors told Corey’s parents that the tumors were cancerous and were much more aggressive than they originally thought. The technical term was, “Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET).” Chemotherapy was recommended.

Corey’s chemotherapy began July 14, 2008 and will last 6 weeks: 1 week chemo, then 2 weeks home; and then another week of chemo, with 2 weeks home, until November 2008. This little guy has a long road ahead of him, but his doctors are great. We all hope and pray that the chemo will kill these tumors and let Corey return to playing with his brothers and family.

Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers at this time. Knowing that others are praying and helping is a comfort to the family.