Carter's story and a 2024 update
2024 update from Carter's parents:
Carter is 19 years old now! He has completed his first year at the University of Northern Colorado studying criminal justice. Carter is living his best life. He is enjoying college life, has a great job he really enjoys, studies hard, has a wonderful girlfriend, and enjoys spending time with his family still. Every day we are so grateful to Children’s Hospital as they saved our boy and they took excellent care of him while doing it. Carter still goes to yearly checkups with the Hope Clinic at the Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders (CCBD) and still wants to go see “his people”. The people that made his treatments for 3.5 years bearable - his favorite nurses, doctors and support staff all had a role in that. Carter never takes life for granted and always finds the good in life. He is our hero, always.
Carter's Story:
Carter was diagnosed with T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia with CNS involvement on April 30, 2013 (top left picture is the day he and his family first learned of his diagnosis). He received treatment for 3.5 years that included chemo injections into his spinal fluid, radiation to his brain, lumbar punctures and being poked by a butterfly needle in his chest which sent medicine through his heart. In spite of the pain, he never stopped fighting and smiling (top row of pictures). That was then - this is now & WOW (pictures on bottom left/right and picture near bottom right with his family)! He loves to help people and has so much compassion - he will do well in the field. Watching him meet milestones makes his parents' hearts so happy. Carter remains in remission, woohoo, while being monitored by the Children's Hospital HOPE Clinic. He does have some late effects from treatment but he won’t let anything stop him and still has a positive attitude. His parents are so proud of him!
Becky dedicates her Courage Classic ride each year in celebration of Carter. Carter's parents can't thank you enough for supporting Becky's Courage Classic ride for Children's Hospital Colorado, CCBD, for Carter and for all the other kids with cancer.
You ARE making a difference in his life and in other kid's lives fighting this dreadful disease.
