Updates on Dozer

Feb. 12th 2010

Due to circumstances beyond our control the following update was not posted on its' original intended date. All future updates for Dozer can be found at the web site address listed below.

A dear friend has set up a care page for Dozer. We will put all of our updates on that site from now on. You can go to:

 www.carepages.com/carepages/TrentonBeaver  

You will need to register on this site however, it is a free site and you will be notified when we have an update posted for Dozer.

Another year and a new beginning on many different levels. We are just so very amazed at Dozer and how great He feels. What a joy to watch He and Becca enjoy their day today.

Our dear friends Sue Pryor and Rhonda Westbrook headed up a mule and donkey entry in the Cotton Bowl Parade in Dallas Texas. There were many of our friends who took their donkey's to be in the parade in this entry from across Texas and Oklahoma. The theme for their entry was "LOVE OUR LONG EARS". They wore suspenders and red and gray ribbons in honor of one of the youngest donkey lovers, Dozer Beaver. They dedicated their participation in the parade to Dozer in his fight against brain cancer. They displayed a picture of Dozer riding his donkey, wearing his OSU shirt. We stand in amazement at the kindness, love, and help for our Boy in his time of need.

May God Bless each and every one of you in 2010.

Bill, Gina, Becca, & Dozer

December 29th 2009

We went to the Oncologist today. Dr. Hum was very impressed with how great Dozer is doing and was so surprised by the fact that He shot his 2nd deer of the season on Sunday. She feels like He is beating the odds with how great He feels at this time.

She has heard back from L.A. Children's hospital, and there is a chance that she could follow their protocol and treat him at St. Francis Children's Hospital in Tulsa. She has yet to hear back from M.D. Anderson, St. Judes, and the other locations. She does expect to hear by Thursday and will be giving me a call on Thursday.

What we do know is that we will be starting treatment in two weeks, somewhere. We are still praying that God will lead us to the right location first in Dozer's fight, as we do not have time to waste. We are still believing in a miracle and complete healing for his body.

December 28th 2009

Yesterday was cold and sunny on the 3rd week anniversary of our night mare's
beginning. How much it seems like a year!

At church, Dozer's Sunday School teacher told us that as each child prayed in
class our Dozer boy prayed that God keep his Grandpa from being so sad. What a
front we thought we had put up and how precious is the sweet innocence of a
child. Once again we wonder what he knows and is thinking. It breaks our heart
to think about it.

Tuesday we go back for the post-op visit and begin to lay plans for the coming
fight for life looming ahead.

Meanwhile our oldest son Jack took Dozer deer hunting on the last day of gun
season yesterday and sure enough our little boy killed his 2nd deer of the
season. We pray that this season comes again for him also.

Keep praying for Dozer's miracle of life.

December 26th 2009

We had the very best Christmas we have ever had, and possibly it is because we
have been made aware of just how very precious life is. Becca, Dozer, and Andra
(our 4 year old Granddaughter) were so excited on this special day. Our son Jack
and his wife Laura spent the entire day with us and even last night. The day
was filled with our Family and Dozer also got to spend some time with His other
Grandparents and Family.

While the kids are still sleeping soundly Bill and I anxiously await next week
with the hope that we get some news on a medical breakthrough for Dozer. We go
back to the Oncologist on Tuesday to learn where and how Dozer will be treated.
We are still amazed at how perfectly normal He appears to be.

We are still believing in a Miracle for Dozer and we thank each and every one of
you for your prayers for him.

Christmas Eve 2009

As Christmas Eve arrives today, we are holding steady with no outward change in
Dozer. He is excited about Christmas as any boy would be. He was so very excited yesterday when He received an OSU game jersey that was signed by Mike Gundy, Head football coach at Oklahoma State University.

Once again He and Nate spent the day in and out of the house doing boy stuff and of course driving Becca and her friend up the wall.

As we move closer to Christmas and a New Year and consider the life or death fight Dozer has ahead of him, we struggle with what to tell him and wonder what He knows. Last night around 11:00 p.m. Dozer and Nate were still talking, as any parent would we told them to be quiet and go to sleep, only to find the two most rowdy boys in their school on their knees beside Dozer's bed praying. WOW, who knows what they had been lying in bed talking about or what Dozer knows about the pending battle He has to fight.

Please continue with us as we seek his miracle, God Bless and Merry Christmas
Eve.

December 22, 2009

Yesterday was warm and sunny for a winter day. Dozer was up fairly early and feeling great. By mid morning He and his running buddy/cousin Wesley, his yeller pup and BB gun were off hunting. How wonderful, how normal, and yet such a blessing at this time.

Christmas has always been the most special time of year for our family and this one we will enjoy every single minute. We feel the presence of so many wonderful friends across the country and we know you are praying for our Dozer's miracle.

No news yet on where we may be headed after Christmas. We anxiously await good news and medical hope while his miracle is on the way.

God Bless,
B, G, B, & D

December 21, 2009

We are home for Christmas! What a wonderful feeling even for such a small blessing.

We arrived home just in time for Dozer to participate in the church kids Christmas play. His part in the play was one of the sheep. All of us who know him laughed and said he acts more like a goat, but the innocence of a lamb seemed very fitting last night.

He had a good restful night last night. When we went in to check on him at 2:00 a.m. we found Becca sleeping on the floor beside his bed to watch over him. How blessed we are.

We expect to have a full day of company here to visit Dozer. The doctors still tell us that without a miracle this is our last Christmas, but we do believe in Miracles especially for Dozer.

Thank you so much for your prayers and concerns from coast to coast.

December 20, 2009

Yesterday was a wonderful day as we will take each day one at a time. On Friday the physical therapist instructed him to walk around this hospital floor 2 times on Saturday.

Saturday she came back to visit him 3 times an could not find him in the room any of the 3 times! On the 3rd time she canceled his 2 days of physical therapy, which increases our chance of being back home on Christmas Eve.

His Saturday started off with a visit from the Akins family from Holdenville, OK. Their kids are great friends of Dozers and are part of the kids gang in Bishop every year. What a lift they gave him.

He then had visits from part of his wrestling team, His football coach (with a
signed football by his whole team), his summer league baseball team, classmates,
basketball team, church friends, as well as many friends of ours. Those of you who know Dozer personally might imagine him taking each and every buddy on a tour of this huge hospital wing, getting them turned around and lost then ducking around the corner and hiding from them. It happened over and over. Each time we once again would see his smurky grin.

His day wound down with a visit from his baseball coaches and the rest of the wrestling team.

The last visitor of the evening was from his wrestling coach carrying a signed get well card from Olympic wrestling champion Kenny Monday and 4 time all American wrestler Pat Smith.

The visit from Coach Sheets was really meaningful for Dozer. Dr. Sheets is our vet and himself a 2 time all-American wrestler.

As we close out this update, please remember to hug your kids and grandkids a little tighter than usual this Christmas.

Thanks to each and every one of you who are continuing to pray for our Christmas Miracle.

December 19, 2009

If you saw our Dozer Boy right now you would say it never happened., He looks and feels great. Sadly that is only on the outside We have 2 opinions in so far with a third and fourth coming.

Both the first two tell us without an absolute miracle or a sudden medical breakthrough this is very likely to be our last Christmas with our precious boy.

We are believing and praying for this miracle. Please join us in this effort. We know God is more powerful than this high grade, aggressive, extremely rare and fast growing demon.

Make no mistake about it! We have a national as well as world wide search on this type of cancer and where it may be treated.

We are going home for Christmas and shortly after that we will make the decision on where is the best place to be.

Be it Houston, LA, OKC, or St. Judes in Memphis or anyplace our promise is this fight is just beginning.

Dozer needs his Christmas Miracle.

December 18th, 2009

Dozer is a fighter and life is not dealing him a fair hand right now, but we do have an awesome God and we believe that better days are ahead for him.

We had an EEG yesterday and an MRI today. We hope to get some positive news from these reports. We have moved back to ICU, but this is for observation mostly.

Thank you for all of your support.

December 17th, 2009

Dozer is having a tough time today.  We are following up with Post-operative MRI's and Electrocardiograms of his brain.   The hospital oncology department is consulting with other treatment centers to see where we go from here.

December 16th, 2009

 Dozer came out of surgery 11:00 a.m. December 15, 2009. The doctor gave us the most devastating and horrible news that anyone could have. Our Dozer boy had 3 malignant brain tumors, two were operable with no promises and the other one was too deep to get to without permanently destroying all motor skills on the left side of his body. A few hours later, as soon as He could catch his breath, Bill and his friend who is a 6 time cancer survivor began to make a game plan of how and where to fight. I promise each one of you who know our boy that if this fight leads to OK City, Houston, St Judes, or anywhere else in the world we will be there for as long as it takes.

Please keep praying and God Bless You.

We can go no further with this e-mail at this time.

Love,
Bill, Gina, Becca & Dozer