I want to write to all about Elaina Hampel, born on Wednesday September 21, 2011. Her parents are Meghan and Frank Hampel. I am Bob Lehet the maternal grandfather to Elaina. Elaina was born with what the Doctors thought was a mass of blood vessels on or near the liver. This mass was discovered in-utero during a routine ultrasound. After ultrasounds, CT scans and finally an MRI, it was determined that the mass was actually a tumor on the liver and the tumor was potentially cancerous.
I want to detail in coming days the story of Elaina, what is happening to her, the medical diagnosis, the prognosis and how the family both nuclear and extended are fairing. As this is being written, she is in the NICU and has a pick line and feeding tube that were inserted today. She will have a biopsy performed tomorrow morning and the results will be known by Friday. Treatment options will hopefully be available on Friday as well. I will try to do daily blogs for all to follow.
Meghan and Frank have 3 sons Ethan, Eli and Evan. We are assisting in the care of the boys with our daughter Lauren.
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