Korrine is home until Tuesday. She made it home yesterday and slept fabulously. We are so HAPPY and PRAISING GOD that our little girl made it home for a few days. She is a Miracle.
"Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile, kindness in your warm greeting."
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa
Smile
Cancer stripped her of everything including her life but it could not steal away God's LOVE, PEACE and the JOY that radiated through her. Korrine never stopped SMILING!
Korrine Lannie Croghan
Korrine Croghan was a vivacious 14-year-old girl who lived all of her life in Livermore, CA. She had a love for animals, sports, and most of all, family. Korrine was a straight “A” student while attending Mendenhall Middle School and was working hard in her first trimester at Granada High. She was a great friend to many and was everything that a brother, mother and father could ask for in a daughter. Korrine was the type of girl who would greet you with a wide smile and look into your eyes and truly would want to know how you were doing
Korrine & Cancer
On December 20th, 2007, Korrine was diagnosed with Choriocarcinoma with a germ cell element. Choriocarcinoma is a very rare type of cancer in teenage girls and inflicts less than 200 nationwide each year. Although the cancer started in her left ovary, the cancer had spread to her right ovary, lungs and liver. After the removal of a cantaloupe sized tumor in her left ovary on December 21st of 2007, Korrine, endured 10 months of intense chemotherapy designed for adult men.
During the course of her treatment, Korrine suffered many complications. In early April of 2007, her liver began to bleed. After staying at Kaiser Oakland for almost two weeks, Korrine was transfered to UCSF and spent a month in the intensive care unit. The doctors at UCSF Medical Center were finally able to stop her bleeding liver, but, not before it filled her abdomen with 5 liters of blood that had to be drained via a tube inserted into her stomach. On top of that, both of Korrines’ lungs collapsed while undergoing a CT scan that almost took her life. Because of that, 2 liters of fluid needed to be drained off of her lungs with the use of another drainage tube. Throughout her treatment Korrine needed numerous blood and platelet transfusions. She had nosebleeds that lasted an hour on several occasions. At one point, she had 18 intravenous tubes running through her body filled with anti-bacterials, anti-fungals, nutrition, painkillers and chemotherapy. Korrine miraculously made it through those tough days at UCSF and returned to Kaiser Hospital in Oakland. She was finally stable and was released to go home in late June. Just as things were starting to look up for her, she suffered septic shock in July that forced her to go back into intensive care at Kaiser in Santa Clara for 2 weeks.
Korrine returned home in late July and went through imaging scans to see if the cancer had disappeared. The scans always came back good, but not great. In an effort to kill and stop the remaining cancer cells, she underwent an emergency round of chemotherapy in early September. Unfortunately, it did kill the remaining cancer and her doctors had run out of options.
Korrine spent her last days at home with her family reading books and loving on her cats and dog. She passed away quietly, at home, on October 27th, 2008. Through it all, Korrine had a positive attitude and never gave up or complained. Many consider Korrine a hero.
Team KC
The Team KC website was originally started as a way to encourage, educate, raise awareness, and keep friends and family informed with accurate information on Korrine's treatment and progress. Family, classmates, friends, community members, and complete strangers rallied to support Korrine and her family through her fight against Choriocarcinoma. We were amazed by the amount of support we received, and it is now our desire to give back. In March, 2009, Team KC became an official nonprofit by joining forces with Kaiser Foundation Hospital. All monies raised by Team KC will directly benefit pediatric cancer patients and their families. All monetary contributions are tax deductible.
Our Mission: To help improve the quality of life of pediatric cancer patients and their families. We wish to supply children with fun activities, toys and anything else that will brighten and better their lives. Monies will also be used to help parents pay for bills and defray the costs of gas, food and lodging that go along with caring for a child with cancer.
Stay Positive, LIVESTRONG & Welcome to Team KC!
*This is the official Team KC website and the only website approved by the Croghan family. Please do not use content, images, or video from this site without permission. This is an effort to respect the family's privacy and ensure that all content is accurate and approved. Thank you for your cooperation.
Korrine Croghan was a vivacious 14-year-old girl who lived all of her life in Livermore, CA. She had a love for animals, sports, and most of all, family. Korrine was a straight “A” student while attending Mendenhall Middle School and was working hard in her first trimester at Granada High. She was a great friend to many and was everything that a brother, mother and father could ask for in a daughter. Korrine was the type of girl who would greet you with a wide smile and look into your eyes and truly would want to know how you were doing
Korrine & Cancer
On December 20th, 2007, Korrine was diagnosed with Choriocarcinoma with a germ cell element. Choriocarcinoma is a very rare type of cancer in teenage girls and inflicts less than 200 nationwide each year. Although the cancer started in her left ovary, the cancer had spread to her right ovary, lungs and liver. After the removal of a cantaloupe sized tumor in her left ovary on December 21st of 2007, Korrine, endured 10 months of intense chemotherapy designed for adult men.
During the course of her treatment, Korrine suffered many complications. In early April of 2007, her liver began to bleed. After staying at Kaiser Oakland for almost two weeks, Korrine was transfered to UCSF and spent a month in the intensive care unit. The doctors at UCSF Medical Center were finally able to stop her bleeding liver, but, not before it filled her abdomen with 5 liters of blood that had to be drained via a tube inserted into her stomach. On top of that, both of Korrines’ lungs collapsed while undergoing a CT scan that almost took her life. Because of that, 2 liters of fluid needed to be drained off of her lungs with the use of another drainage tube. Throughout her treatment Korrine needed numerous blood and platelet transfusions. She had nosebleeds that lasted an hour on several occasions. At one point, she had 18 intravenous tubes running through her body filled with anti-bacterials, anti-fungals, nutrition, painkillers and chemotherapy. Korrine miraculously made it through those tough days at UCSF and returned to Kaiser Hospital in Oakland. She was finally stable and was released to go home in late June. Just as things were starting to look up for her, she suffered septic shock in July that forced her to go back into intensive care at Kaiser in Santa Clara for 2 weeks.
Korrine returned home in late July and went through imaging scans to see if the cancer had disappeared. The scans always came back good, but not great. In an effort to kill and stop the remaining cancer cells, she underwent an emergency round of chemotherapy in early September. Unfortunately, it did kill the remaining cancer and her doctors had run out of options.
Korrine spent her last days at home with her family reading books and loving on her cats and dog. She passed away quietly, at home, on October 27th, 2008. Through it all, Korrine had a positive attitude and never gave up or complained. Many consider Korrine a hero.
Team KC
The Team KC website was originally started as a way to encourage, educate, raise awareness, and keep friends and family informed with accurate information on Korrine's treatment and progress. Family, classmates, friends, community members, and complete strangers rallied to support Korrine and her family through her fight against Choriocarcinoma. We were amazed by the amount of support we received, and it is now our desire to give back. In March, 2009, Team KC became an official nonprofit by joining forces with Kaiser Foundation Hospital. All monies raised by Team KC will directly benefit pediatric cancer patients and their families. All monetary contributions are tax deductible.
Our Mission: To help improve the quality of life of pediatric cancer patients and their families. We wish to supply children with fun activities, toys and anything else that will brighten and better their lives. Monies will also be used to help parents pay for bills and defray the costs of gas, food and lodging that go along with caring for a child with cancer.
Stay Positive, LIVESTRONG & Welcome to Team KC!
*This is the official Team KC website and the only website approved by the Croghan family. Please do not use content, images, or video from this site without permission. This is an effort to respect the family's privacy and ensure that all content is accurate and approved. Thank you for your cooperation.
A Note From Korrine (written after her 4th round of Chemo)...
Hello everyone! It's me, Korrine. I just wanted to take a
moment to thank each and every one of you for supporting me through emails,
visits, food, gifts, and most importantly, prayer. Without it, I probably
wouldn't have made it this far. Anyways, on a happier note, I am happy to
announce that I am feeling very good. This last round of chemo hit me pretty
hard, but I think that it is more exiting to end things with a big BANG! I will
try to start writing things for the blog now that my chemo therapy is over, but
until then, just know that I love every single one of you and I am always
thinking about my family, friends, and even the people who I've never met
before. Thanks for joining my battle and for making this experience "The
Experience of a Lifetime." LIVESTRONG! And stay positive.
Korrine Lannie Croghan
Hello everyone! It's me, Korrine. I just wanted to take a
moment to thank each and every one of you for supporting me through emails,
visits, food, gifts, and most importantly, prayer. Without it, I probably
wouldn't have made it this far. Anyways, on a happier note, I am happy to
announce that I am feeling very good. This last round of chemo hit me pretty
hard, but I think that it is more exiting to end things with a big BANG! I will
try to start writing things for the blog now that my chemo therapy is over, but
until then, just know that I love every single one of you and I am always
thinking about my family, friends, and even the people who I've never met
before. Thanks for joining my battle and for making this experience "The
Experience of a Lifetime." LIVESTRONG! And stay positive.
Korrine Lannie Croghan
Friday, June 27, 2008
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Hi Croghan Family,
WOW!!! That is wonderful news!!! There's no place like home!!! Enjoy and have fun!!! You are an AMAZING FAMILY!!!
The Vasquez's
Taylor,Savannah,Wendy & Aj
YEAH!!!!! Oh My Gosh - This is FANTASTIC NEWS!!!
Korrine,
While we continue to pray for you and the entire family, all you need to do is relax, rest, and heal and enjoy being at home...! How wonderful to be at home, in your own room, in your own bed... there truly is "No place like home!"
Continue to stay STRONG! Our prayers are with you and your family.
Love,
Glenda, Richard, & Kirra
Oh, that is just wonderful news!!!! I was so happy to read that Korrine is able to go home for an extra long weekend! Enjoy each day you have together...ah...your own bed, mom's cooking, and LOVE at home! Enjoy this happy time, and here's to continued healing and feeling well! Sending lots of love from Colorado, The Kofford Family :-)
Fantastic News!
Going home will give you the extra rest you need to keep fighting and beat this cancer Korrine! You are doing awesome and I pray that you will feel ready for your Chemo on Tuesday after spending time at home. Get rest and remember that home is where you are going to be when you are completely healed. take care and enjoy your long weekend together as a family. I am so happy for you all! I will pray that these miracles continue until you are healed!
Love,
Cindy Vance
Oh I am so happy for you Korrine and your wonderful family. How fantastic it must be to be home and with your family and out of that hospital. Enjoy your time and home and get really good rest! Have fun in your own room with all your stuff!
I will continue to pray and help you to fight that cancer! LIVESTRONG!!
Fantastic! I'm so happy to hear the news. I bet if feels great to be back at home Korrrine. Enjoy this time and STAY STRONG!
Sarah
Praise the Lord! There's nothing like sleeping in your own bed! Mom's cooking will be great for gaining the strength you'll need for chemo. We'll keep praying and you keep healing...
The Miller Family
OH that is sooo wonderful, it brought tears to my eyes when I read that. This is just what you needed to get your rest and strength up! Enjoy and cherish your time at home, all of you!
There truely is no place like home.. God bless you all and we will continue our daily prayers for you Korrine.
Much love
Tamika, Kevin, Grant, Garrett and Kendra Riddiough
What a wonderful blessing to be home with your family.
May God continue to keep you safe and comfort you and provide you strength. And may the support and comfort of family and friends provide you the strength that you need to continue fighting.
And may our prayers and God's blessings bring you through this disease and bless you with a cure.
Happy Friday to the Croghan Family!! :)
This is GREAT NEWS!!! YAY!!!
I'm SO happy for you all... to be able to spend a long weekend together AT HOME, TOGETHER... this is WONDERFUL!!!
Korrine, I know you will thoroughly enjoy everything YOU at home... so take it all in! May this time give you strengh and healing. We couldn't be happier for you! ENJOY!!! :)
Much love and hugs~
Cindy Brian
(Oh, and I was happy to see that your puppy dog was able to visit you in the hospital - Yay!!!)
Wonderful news!! Korrine, hug your kitties & poochie and sleep in your own bed in your own room. I would tell you to breathe the fresh air, but it's not so fresh now with the smoke in the air, but enjoy being outside! Mom, Dad & Sean, enjoy being at home and not having to go to the hospital! Enjoy your weekend, you deserve it!!!!!
Wowee...wonderful news!
This has been the perfect news to wake up to this morning.
Croghan family, our prayer is for the most amazing weekend ever. Have a great family time and enjoy. God is SO good.
The Bauer Family
You don't know us, but we follow your blog, and we pray for you often. We are praising God for His power and grace today.
Yeah!! We are so happy to read of your return home. Livermore just got a lttle bit brighter! We continue to think of all of you and keep you close in our hearts and prayers.
God Bless and enjoy this special time at home.
Love, The Nagy Family
woo hoo!! YAY Korrine! I'm so happy for you! God is good! I know you will enjoy your weekend at home, Sweet Girl!
Blessings & Hugs,
The hoaglands
Yea! Praise the Lord for all things. We are so excited that the Croghan family will be together again!
Liz Ben James Pam
Dear Korrine,
You Go Girl!!!
All of us out here praying for and cheering for you will have a brighter next four days. Just thinking about you being able to come home and enjoy your own room and bed, your pets(really, the cats are thrilled too,napping is how they show enthusiam!) a your fabulous family.... that's what it's all about!
Keep on fighting strong!!julie gilmore
Hello Korrine and Family,
Yahoo! Great news! Enjoy this blessing and may this be the beginning of many more for you and your family.
Have a wonderful day and weekend!!!
The Franklin Family
Ann, Kent, Laura and Sarah
Fabulous news!!! May you truly enjoy the comfort that your own home can bring to you, Korrine. We're still calling on all those angels~La Familia Cortez
AWESOME NEWS!!!!! The kids are screaming and turning cartwheels!!
Ahhhhh. Home. A needed rest and comfort zone for all the Croghan family. I am so happy that you get to see your pets, your room and everything dear to you. I'm so happy for you that I can hardly type!
We will continue to pray for you and your family and hope that you're building strentgh to get you through the next round of chemo with a little more ease.
Love,
The Campbell Family
Dear Korrine
You are a miracle... amazing one week ago you were in the picu and now your home! God is amazing and he is so excited to see so many praying for you.. You give out so much hope that is so needed. Have a awesome weekend with your family. I met your mom and Sean yesterday and I can tell what a wonderful family you are, and so deserving of all the miracles God is going to bring your way. Have fun this weekend.. take care
bless you
Sandi Kellman
Dear Croghan Family,
Such great news! Enjoy every minute together in the comfort of your home. Our prayers will continue, sweet family.
Dear Croghan Family,
Wonderful news - fantastic news!!! Hopefully, the first of many more days @ home. We are always, always praying...
Ah Korrine, we are both in Livermore and all is well with the world!
I am so happy for you! Enjoy every second! :)
Love and hugs, Lorri
ps - Your Auntie Denise gave me a team KC shirt so now I'm the official President of the Colorado division of Team KC! I'll take a photo with the Rockies in the background when I go home!
Hurray!!! What wonderful news! She is such an inspiration!!!
Love,
Audrey Walke
I am so happy to hear this!
That is such a HUGE STEP for Korrine, it's good to know she is improving and I hope staying at home will make her that much better!
Much love!
&hearts
Happy Friday Croghan Family!
What fantastic news that CutiePie is home for a long weekend!! God is good! Enjoy this wonderful time together and know I'm thinking of you all.
Love,
Sue Bakalar
Thats awesome! great to hear shes back home for a bit. must be so much more relaxing there. We think of you all every day and you guys are always in our thoughts.
much love,
the Eastman's
This is great news! God is good! Have a wonderful long weekend together Croghan family.
My prayers to all.
Kris McGinty (Nicole Larsen's mom)
Yeah Korrine! We are so excited and so happy for all of you! What fabulous news. Enjoy!
The Muzzall Family
Korrine-
I am SO VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, ETC......... GLAD THAT YOU ARE HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It must be very exciting to be back in your own house! You are going to beat cancer. And once it is all over, you will be stronger than ever( wow, that means SUPER, SUPER, SUPER, SUPER strong!), and you will be the worlds best water polo player!! I want your autograph now, so that I won't have to go to extreme lengths to get it once you are a gold medalist! Oh, and I forgot to mention the 4.0 grade thing, you will be like, the smartest human being on earth! You have a HUGE life ahead of you, oh, and KEEP SMILING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Your smile is SO stunning!!!!!!!!!!!!! So, coming to my conclusion, or as I like to put it: Making my hypothesis, you are AMAZINGLY AWESOME!!!!!!
LiveSTRONG!!!!!!!!!
Yahoooo! God is so good! Enjoy your home, the smell, the feel, the love, the sights, all of it! We love you and believe with you!
The Esmeyer Family
From a stranger that has come to love the Croghan family.
We are so excited that Korrine gets to come home. Our prayers are continuing and you are always in our thoughts.
>>>>>>HUGE SIGH<<<<<<
My leaps for the Lord's answer to prayers cannot be seen but I sure hope you can feel them!!! SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
delighted you are home enjoying everyone in one place-together-AT YOUR HOME!!!! REST REST get STRONG!!! :)
Our God is an awesome God, He reigns......
God is smiling down on you and giving you these days at home to gain your strength and heal! Enjoy every moment of HOME! I did notice that the sky was brighter over Livermore, now I know why!!!
We will continue to pray for your continued healing and eventual happy ending! Continue to stay positive and LIVESTRONG!!! You are such an inspiration! Thanks for sharing your struggle with us all! Much Love!!!
Korrine, Sean, Dana and Matt,
It is WONDERFUL that you are home! It is an answer to many, many prayers and I'm sure your are enjoying every minute of it!
Have a FANTASTIC family weekend!
hugs and love, kathy t.
Welcome home Korrine!
Love,
Emma
So glad to know your got to spend some time at home, even if for a few days... that alone can be healing.
Praying for that healing completely
Praise the Lord for He hears our prayers...
Korrine - we are so happy for you to be home, in your environment. I think I could actually "feel" the news this morning when I said prayers for you.
You have so many supporters and we will continue to pray for your strength during the next few weeks and your complete healing.
God bless all of you, Croghan Family. You are an example to ALL of us.
Welcome Home Korrine!!!
We hope you have a woderful time spent at home with the surroundings that make you happy and at peace.
Your dog is sure a cutie from the photos at the hospital and we can't imagine the welcoming you received from that pooch.
God bless you and your family.
The shulls
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