Official site of The Shelby Richter Fund

Hey everyone! I have been reading my guestbook and it seems that some people still think I'm in New York. Just so you know, I left New York on Wednesday. So we were only there for one night. Since I didn't get surgery and had to start a different type of chemo, the doctor said it would probably be best to get the chemo in Philly since it is closer to our house.

So the next day we came up to Philly thinking we would only have to stay an hour for the chemo. However, when they checked my blood, my hemoglobin was lower than it should be. So, I had to get my first blood transfusion. That took three hours. My mom, Rodney, Haley , and I were there all day! When I finally got home I wasn't feeling to good. My cousin Stephen was at my house when I got there but left shortly after I arrived. My grandpa Burt came over a little while after I got there and planned on staying the night. Right before I went to bed I took my temp. and it was high. My dad and I headed up to CHOP.

We got here at about 2:00 a.m. That's were I am right now. Today the hospital had an Eagles pep rally in the lobby that my dad and I went to. My mom, Rodney, and Haley came up to visit later in the day also. One of my doctors , Dr. Adamson, said that I will probably be able to leave tomorrow. Tomorrow I have some people coming to visit me, so that's exciting!

I would like to give a shout out to Absecon Public Schools and Holy Spirit High School for having hat day and dress down day and donating the money to The Shelby Richter Fund. That REALLY means a lot to me!! I would also like to give a special thanks to Laura Hilbert and Nick Mancinelli for putting that all together and for having such great ideas. And I LOVE the shirts!! They are awesome!!