welcome to pablo's kitchen

Our five year old son, Pablo, was diagnosed with bi-lateral Wilms' Tumor on May 17, 2008. He went through 12 weeks of chemo and a couple of surgeries. After the tumors were removed, the pathology confirmed that one of his tumors was of Unfavorable Histology. This meant immediate radiation and a new 24 week chemo plan. We have completed the radiation and have begun the new chemo. Compared to the pre-surgery chemo, this is "hard-core" and comes with harsher side effects. In an attempt to keep Pablo healthy, I have been doing research on how to feed our cancer fighting, self-proclaimed "Boy Lion" while he's going on this journey and have decided to share our stories: successes and failures. I know that every child is different and handles chemo differently, but these are the things that are/are not working for us.

Pablo likes to eat - I just want to put that out there. He loves food! And, quite honestly, the nausea and vomiting have not stopped him from asking for it all the time.

In an attempt to keep him full of good fats and calories using known cancer fighting foods... and keep the food to his liking, I have read some books, researched online and met with a great nutritionist.

I will post the foods and in some cases, the recipes that have worked for us and would be DELIGHTED if you would like to share some of your meals and recipes with me...

And, just so you know, we "try" to eat good, healthy foods, but we still like our occasional In-n-Out burger and Popeye's Fried Chicken. Hey, I'm from New Orleans and you know what they say... "You can take the girl out of the New Orleans...."

So, here's to a yummy food filled 20 weeks.

xo
Jo Ann