tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42608379594241118492024-02-07T19:15:26.162-08:00Run for MatthewNataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12668845514722241449noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260837959424111849.post-8191941775080291842013-04-21T20:01:00.002-07:002013-04-24T12:10:38.834-07:00<< Meet Matthew >><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "Bangla Sangam MN"; font-size: x-large;"><b>Matthew (Matt) McComb:</b></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';">born 15 years ago, in
1997</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';">healthy baby boy, very proud parents</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';"><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Early Years</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';">Right after Matt turned 18 months
old, his pediatrician noticed there was something <i>different</i> about our baby boy. He suggested that we have him tested. We took him to a
pediatric neurologist who diagnosed him with <b>PDD </b>(<i>Pervasive Development
Disorder</i>), a form of Autism. Immediately, we started Matt in a daily early intervention program. We were scared.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Little Milestones</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Bangla Sangam MN;">At first they weren’t sure if
Matt would <i>ever </i>speak. With intensive therapy (speech, occupational, ABA,
etc.) he eventually <b>overcame that life-giving hurdle</b>. We felt that it was the<i> happiest </i>day of our lives when for the first time he finally said “<i>Momma, Dada</i>”! But this was not the end of the road for Matt. At the age of three he began to attend school at the Volunteers of
America Early Learning Center, where he received <b>two more years of therapy. </b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Bangla Sangam MN; font-size: large;"><b>Present Day Survivor</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';">Well today, not only does Matt speak, but he <i>sings,</i> <i>acts </i>and is <i>AMAZING.</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';"> Matt
is well loved by <i>everyone. </i>He has beaten the odds and is doing great. He is a
sophomore at New Dorp High School with a <i>90% average.</i> Matt has a strong <i>belief</i>
and <i>faith in God.</i> <b>Matt is a “survivor”</b> (I guess you can say he takes after his mom, Michele, who is a three year
breast cancer survivor). </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Bangla Sangam MN;">Matt also
</span><i style="font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';">“survived” </i><b style="font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';">Hurricane Sandy</b><span style="font-family: Bangla Sangam MN;">, which hit and devastated several costal regions in the NYC area in October 2012. At this time, he personally lost <i>all</i> his possessions (his
room, clothes, video games, scripts, yearbooks, baby books, photos, awards,
etc.) </span><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';"><span style="font-size: large;">Challenged Again</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Bangla Sangam MN;">More than <i>any</i> 15 year old should have to bear, Matt is now facing yet <i>another</i> “obstacle” in his life. He has just been
diagnosed with<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hodgkin's_lymphoma"> <b>Hodgkin’s </b></a></span><span style="font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';"><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hodgkin's_lymphoma">Lymphoma</a></b></span><span style="font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';"><b> </b>and must undergo treatments of chemotherapy.
As you can imagine, <b>we are in shock. </b> We
just found out and will be heading to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center tomorrow to have PET and
CT Scans and meet his doctors. No place
any parent would want to bring their child.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';">We know the next year is going
to be <b>extremely hard,</b> <i>emotionally </i>and <i>financially</i>. We are still struggling
after Hurricane Sandy, which we <i>thought</i> was the worst experience of our lives.
<b>We were wrong, this is.</b> We need all your prayers for our beautiful and extraordinary son, who has brought <i>so</i> much
joy to <i>so</i> many people. He has graced the stage in many roles: Sky Masterson
(Guys and Dolls), Reverend Shaw Moore (Footloose); Curly (Oklahoma), Leading
Player (Pippin), Teyve (Fiddler on the Roof), Old Joe (Damn Yankees) to name a
few.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';">Now our Matt must take <b>his most important role</b> - to be strong, fight the cancer, overcome the odds and be a “survivor” once again. </span><span style="font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';"><i>**We are so grateful to Natalie. She is a wonderful person and this blog is one of the nicest things anyone has ever done for us.**</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Bangla Sangam MN;"><i style="background-color: #9fc5e8;">**Also, if you are looking at this via mobile device or app you have to view the web version to see the donate button over on the right sidebar. Thanks again, and lets help Matthew beat cancer!**</i></span></div>
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