Noah met with his oncologist, Dr.Marc Gautier, this morning to review the results of his 6-month post-chemo pet scan. All clear!!! [Ed: Amen!]

To date, Team Noah has raised $9,090!!

Dear Family and Friends,

It's high time that I contribute something to this website myself. I want to send a huge thanks out to everyone who prayed for me, sent good vibes my way, checked the website constantly and provided support to me, to my family, and to each other. It truly was a team effort and now that the most recent PET scan was clear and I'm back in school I think it's safe to say we did it!

BUT, Team Noah's work is not done. Our lives have all been touched by cancer. I'm sure that my lymphoma was not our first time and unfortunately I'm sure that it won't be the last. For this reason I'd like to shift Team Noah's focus to easing the cancer burden for those currently fighting and for those who will fight in the future.

We can do this now by raising money for the Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. I (along with many other members of Team Noah) am planning to ride my bike in The Prouty, an annual cycling/walking event to raise money for research and patient services at Dartmouth Hitchcock and I would be honored to have your support in this.

If you can donate, any amount would be great! Just follow this link:

Team Noah Donations for the Prouty

Want to come to join Team Noah for this event, raise money, and come to Hanover on July 12 to ride or walk? We'd love to have you and signing up is easy.

Just go to:

• http://www.theprouty.org
• click "Register Here"
• Read and agree to the terms
• Click the bubble next to "Join a Team"
• Scroll down to Team Noah, fill in your info and you're ready to go!

Thank you all so much for your help. I will never forget the Team Effort that went into beating Burkitt's Lymphoma and I'm looking forward to continuing our work together in the fight against cancer!

Noah

TODAY IS NOAH'S 25TH BIRTHDAY!!
(He was born 25 years ago today during the Army-Navy Game).

Noah is absolutely thrilled with his birthday/bracelet surprises! Thanks to ALL of you for taking part!!!

1. The first surprise was a check for $5,000 to plan a dream trip. There is no make-a-wish foundation for those who are older than 18 but you helped to make-this-wish for him! A little background info: When Noah first met with the Dean of Students of Dartmouth Medical School, Dr. Joe O'Donnell (who is also an oncologist) following his diagnosis, Dr. O'Donnell suggested that Noah make a list of the things he has always wanted to do and then to go do them. Of course, there was no time to do any of these things but Noah did make a list. Near the top of his list was a great ski trip out west. Noah is hoping to take this dream trip next spring and is thinking about Jackson-Hole.

2. The second surprise is $2000 that will be used to reduce one of his many med school loans. Noah is very happy about this too!

While there is no big party planned for today, Noah looks forward to celebrating his birthday and more after his treatments are complete. Thank you to Aunt Alice who came up with the bracelet idea and ordered them, to many family members (Marcia, Davis, Rebecca) who helped distribute them, to Sarah Goodrich's extended family who were fantastically supportive, to Phyllis Van Siclen who has a contagious enthusiasm, to friends from California and Washington State to Florida and New Hampshire and Maine who contributed to these special birthday surprises. Noah is truly overwhelmed and grateful for your support. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!

Noah had a nice Thanksgiving, although he was in the hospital all week. Russ was with him all week. Russ, Noah, and his housemate, Brent, played a good game of STRATEGO Tuesday evening. Sarah and Chris arrived on Wednesday. Dartmouth-Hitchcock served a good institutional Thanksgiving dinner at noon. Through the generosity of the hospital, the four of us - Noah, Chris, Mom & Dad had turkey luncheon together on Thanksgiving day. This was preceded by a rousing game of RISK! Then for dinner Noah had a delicious home-cooked Thanksgiving dinner made by various family chefs on his mother's side of the family. The hospital offered a private conference room so that Noah could see family members briefly and share a surprise birthday cake (chocolate mousse cake from Lou's in Hanover - yum!). He was released on Friday night. Saturday he went over to Killington with his mom and dad, where family members were staying and skiing. There he found a comfortable couch, watched football with his cousins, had a good afternoon nap, and following an informal meal, returned to the Hanover area. He'll be tired for the next week or so as this round of chemo kicks in. Round 5 is over - two more to go! Foulger Holiday collage

Noah was released from the hospital yesterday afternoon after the fourth big round of chemo. The children from pediatrics got dressed up for Halloween and came trick-or-treating at the Hem-Onc unit. Many nurses were also dressed up for the day! He goes back in tomorrow for monoclonal antibody treatment.

Today, the lead oncologist, Dr. Gautier, was very surprised by and impressed with how well Noah is doing with all this chemo that's being thrown at him.

On other fronts, the housecleaners start coming this Wednesday (tomorrow) and will be in charge of keeping the atmosphere in the house Noah rents in Hanover (with four other med students) as sterile as possible. Members of the church in Boothbay Harbor have started preparing high protein meals from a chemo care cookbook for Noah to keep in his fridge and freezer. He's had lots of humorous cards. Your notes and gifts have been very thoughtful - thank you so much.

After his first 5 days of in-patient chemo, Noah was able to leave the hospital for a couple of days. He said that it felt really good to be out and that although he's a bit tired, he's trying to fit in some of the things he might normally take for granted like simple exercise.

9/5/07

Noah has been busy since Tuesday with preliminary hospital matters and with medical leave-taking from Dartmouth Medical School. While it is a sad time for him (and for all of us), he is gearing up for battle and is eager to get started with the treatment process. On Friday morning, he will have a port surgically installed in his chest and will begin chemotherapy right away.
Monday night at Fenway was wonderful. The Red Sox won and there were many special moments

Noah noticed a swelling under his arm this summer and asked the doctor he was working with to check it out. Since it appeared to be a swollen lymph gland, he was treated with a course of antibiotics. When those antibiotics didn't affect the swelling it was decided to do a biopsy. That happened on August 20th and the results came back "inconclusive".

This led to surgery on August 25 to remove a mass about the size of a small apple. The pathology report came back on August 27 with a diagnosis of Aggressive B-cell Lymphoma. Noah next went through a battery of tests at Hitchcock Center, all of which came back negative ... no sign of cancer in his bone marrow (thank God) and no masses that could be detected in any of his scans. The pathology, however now indicated that the lymphoma was a very rare form of Burkitt's Lymphoma, a very aggressive cancer. Noah and his parents were informed of the recommended course of treatment.

Hitchcock Center is one of only a few treatment centers in the country that are administering a radical new treatment for this type of lymphoma. Noah couldn't be in a better place. The next six months will be very difficult to be sure, but the prognosis is very good because this was caught so early, because aggressive cancers are most responsive to treatment, and, of course, because Noah is young, strong and has a great attitude.