Pike Petersen, who is battling leukemia, has something to celebrate this weekend after getting long-awaited test results back that show he is in remission.
A 14-year-old boy who is battling leukemia has something to celebrate this weekend after getting long-awaited test results back that show he is in remission.Pike Petersen was diagnosed with leukemia and had a bone marrow transplant 100 days ago.On Saturday, friends and family gathered at his hospital to celebrate Palm Sunday with him a day early.His parents said it meant a lot to them.The Petersen family hoped Pike would be out of the hospital and able to join them at church by Palm Sunday.
For the first time in weeks, Petersen was able to see many of his friends and other family members.His dad said the celebration lifted his son’s spirits."There’s a lot of people that don’t get to this step and have to say goodbye to their children, and we’re mindful of that. We’re not ready to give up yet, and neither is Pike, so we just keep fighting," Paul Petersen said.Last year, Petersen was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia and needed a bone marrow transplant.
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