Six Flags Fiesta Texas

Join us on June 6, 2010

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Walk Ambassador

It was Valentine’s Day 2006 and Stephanie had just received her 4 year old vaccinations. Afterwards, she complained that her leg hurt, it was bruised and she began to walk with a limp. After a week of these symptoms, we called her doctor and he explained that her leg was sore from the vaccinations and that we should give her Tylenol. We called after the second week and were told the same thing. By the third week, we were sitting in the doctor’s office.

Stephanie was still limping and looked a little pale. Our Dr. examined her and could not find the source of her limp and felt that she must have hyper extended her knee and kept reinjuring it and she did not look pale to him. He said that he was really not concerned, but stated that if we were concerned he would write up orders for blood work and x-rays. We left the office hopeful that nothing was wrong and did not take her to be tested.

Three days later we received a call from her school that she had fallen and needed to be picked up. It was 3:00 on that Friday, March 10, 2006 when we had her tested. I asked when we might get the test results and was told that we would hear something by Monday. I arrived at home by 4:00 and at 5:00, the phone rang. I was told that her blood work needed to be retested, the numbers didn’t look right, but it was probably just a mistake. We were told to take Stephanie to the Emergency Room at Christus Santa Rosa Hospital immediately.

Upon arrival at the ER, her blood was retested and she was immediately given a blood transfusion. She was admitted to the hospital for further testing. The hospital took the weekend to rule out other possibilities, but they suspected Leukemia from the start.

A bone marrow biopsy was performed on Monday, March 13, 2006 and Stephanie was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. A port was implanted in her abdomen on Tuesday and she began Chemotherapy on Wednesday.

Stephanie received Chemotherapy for over two years and was in and out of the hospital several times throughout the course of treatment. She ended all treatment on June 27, 2008 and has been cancer free ever since. Today, she is a happy, healthy 8 year old. She loves to play basketball and ride her bike. Life is Grand and we could not be more grateful to the wonderful staff at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital for saving our daughter’s life. Now, let’s cure ALL Kid’s Cancer!

About the Hospital

CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital (CSRCH), the leading children's hospital in all of South and Central Texas for more than 50 years, is located at the City Centre campus. Serving children from a 90-county area in Texas as well as other areas of the world, the hospital is one of only a few children's hospitals in Texas and is ranked in the top 10 percent of children's hospitals nationwide in terms of patient satisfaction. CSRCH is the only academic children's hospital in San Antonio, partnering with the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio while collaborating with private pediatricians to provide comprehensive pediatric services at one site. Serving more than 150,000 children each year, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children's Hospital is a 200 plus bed facility and is the only academic Children's Hospital in San Antonio, partnering with the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio while collaborating with private pediatricians to provide comprehensive pediatric services at one location since 1959. Celebrating its 50th year of service, the Hospital offers services from Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care to Children's Emergency Services, titanium rib implants, a heart program especially designed for children, a specialized asthma program, and a newly introduced transplant program. CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children's Hospital continues to provide quality, innovative care specifically designed to meet the unique needs of children.

Extensive outpatient and outreach services include 36 primary and specialty pediatric clinics and a Family Health Center that treats patients of all ages located in the David Christopher Goldsbury Center for Children and Families.

About the Park

Majestically surrounded by 100-ft. quarry walls, Six Flags Fiesta Texas provides a complete selection of the greatest thrill rides, award-winning entertainment and a free waterpark. Winner of the Golden Ticket Award for “best theme park shows in the country” for ten consecutive years, Fiesta Texas features shows and attractions in six themed areas that reflect the diverse culture and history of the great state of Texas.

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