Day One

July 23, 2008 - Although Vicki's birthday was two days away, we were focused on Mattie's complaints of right arm pain after several weeks of tennis camp. We naturally thought Mattie's pain was related to the tennis, but when his range of motion started to be impaired, we went to his Pediatrician, Dr. Catherine Casey, to figure out what was going on with Mattie. After a quick x-ray, Vicki forced out of the Radiologist that it was a bone tumor.A few minutes after the appointment, Pete called Ann Henshaw (fellow Bostonian from Quincy and fellow Red Sox lover), and this sweet and selfless friend, said "Get your butt over here and let Bob look at the films." Bob Henshaw, her husband, who happens to be the Vice Chairman of Orthopedic Oncology at Children's Hospital among other things, took Pete and Ann upstairs to their bedroom computer to look at the x-rays. After viewing for 15 seconds, Bob went blank and said "this is bad." Bob then spent the rest of that evening and into the next morning making phone calls, calling in favors, setting up appointments and fast-tracking Mattie to be seen by the best specialists in this area.