Timeline

This is our life in the last 12 years or so. I really did this for me. Many people ask when certain things have happened. This helps me remember.

1997 - Wade has a back injury after lifting incorrectly when working at UPS.

1998- He has another back injury in the same spot.

August 1999 - Wade and Katie meet for the first time but are only friends; Katie begins college at Sam Houston.

2000 - Wade began working at AVR.

September 2001 - Wade and Katie begin dating.

December 2002 - Wade had been complaining for a couple of years that his back hurt. After many doctor appointments he is finally referred to get an MRI. The MRI indicated a football sized tumor in his back.

January 2003 - Wade went to MD Anderson for the first time where they begin all the tests. We find out he has synovial sarcoma; Wade begins chemotherapy.

May 2003 - Wade completes chemo.

June 2003 - He begins radiation. He goes everyday at 5:30 in the morning for a month.

July 2003 - Wade completes radiation. The doctors want to try an experimental trial where he is required to do a little radiation and a little chemo. He stops after one round.

September 17, 2003 - First surgery to remove the tumor in his back.

December 3, 2003 - Katie graduates from SHSU.

December 24, 2003- Wade proposes to Katie!!!!!!!

December 18, 2004 - Wade and Katie get married!

February 2005 - Pregnant with Kaden.

November 3, 2005 - Kaden is born!

May 31, 2006 - Wade starts working at his current job - Freeman

September 2006 - Pregnant with Reagan!

January 20, 2007 - After his first yearly checkup (they previously were either 3 month or 6 month check-ups), tests show the cancer moved to his lungs. He begins to think of what to do next.

February 28, 2007 - Second surgery to remove the tumors in his both lungs. They go in through his chest (Sternotomy).

May 26, 2007 - Reagan is born!!!

???? - Tumors are back! Time to prepare for another surgery.

October 2007 - Wade has a third surgery. This time they go in through his back on the right side. They remove the tumors in his right lung only.

November 2007 - Wade has a benefit. We were extremely blessed to have so many friends and family come out to support us!

January 2008 - Fourth surgery. This time they go in through his back on the left side and remove the tumors in his left lung only.

April 2008 - The tumors have returned AGAIN! This time chemotherapy is recommended.

May 9, 2008 - Wade begins chemo.

August 2008 - Completes chemo. It is successful...the growth stopped!

May 2009 - The tumors in his lungs have grown a bit. They decide to watch them for a bit.

August 2009 - The tumors (now 5) have grown a very tiny bit. However, because they are continuing to grow, they give Wade the option of a clinical trial that only has a 5% chance of working, or do chemo where it will have at least a 50% of working.

September 2009 - Wade decides to do chemo.

September 10, 2009 - Wade prepares to have his CVC port inserted. After, the plan was for him to be admitted and begin chemo that night. However, due to complications, they were unable to insert the port. They tell him to come back the next day and they will try again.

September 11, 2009 - They try for a second time. They finally get it in and do an X-ray. Wade is admitted into the hospital. They return with the x-rays and it shows that it still was not in all the way.

September 12, 2009 (midnight)- More people come in to try again. Success! At 5:30 a.m., he begins his first round of chemo!