I just spoke with Dana and she asked me to post the following...
"After going to the clinic in Oakland this afternoon for a high fever, Korrine was taken via ambulance to another Kaiser and admitted to the ICU. We will update you on her condition as soon as possible. In the meantime, please pray. We love you!"
"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
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Korrine has been admitted to the ICU
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We are all thinking about the Croghan family and praying for you! God bless you
Stay strong and keep fighting, Korrine! We all LOVE YOU! God Bless You!
We are praying:
You, O Lord, keep my lamp burning;
my God turns my darkness into light.
With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall. Psalm 18:28-29
We have an army behind us praying for you,
Gene and Cathy Schultz
We pray that this will be a short visit to the ICU for Korrine. Let's pray they can get her fever down quickly so she can go back home.
Something told me to check in tonight (Wed 9:45 p.m.). We are praying for Korrine and each and everyone of you...daily and an extra super amount right now. Dear Lord, You are the Holy One and Ultimate Healer...take care of this sweet girl which You have great plans ahead for and take care of her dear sweet family. In Jesus Name, Amen.
Love, Stephen and Rebecca
Hi Korrine,
I am praying for you everyday and I know that you are in the best of hands! Keep up your beautiful smile. You light up the Earth!
Love, Mrs. Scarbrough
We will continue to pray for healing, lower fevers, and being cancer free! Stay positive and LIVESTRONG!
We are sending CONSTANT good thoughts Korrine's way tonight. We will ... as always ... be keeping you all in our prayers. Peace be with you all.
Debra, Kyle and MacKenzie Brumbaugh
Korrine-
We are praying for you. You are strong, and you will beat this. I guess we should look at it this way: maybe you got a bad fever for a reason, maybe God saw that the nurses and doctors needed some smiles and sunshine. If they did, you can help them! You should be so proud of yourself, you have accomplished great things in this story that we all write, called Life. You are awesome, and we are praying for you. You will get better very soon. I can feel it!
LiveSTRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We are praying for you here in Livermore!
Dear Korrine,
Hang in there sweetheart. You are the toughest little cookie and you have an army of love, prayers and support behind you. May tomorrow bring a lower fever and you back home to Livermore!! julie gilmore
We are all praying that Korrine will be back home soon. She is an amazing person and we miss her. All of you are in our thoughts.
Dear Jesus, By your grace and in your mercy we ask for physical healing for Korrine. We pray that again, she would arise from this illness like you have done for her time and time again. May this be another chapter in her miracle. Satisfy Korrine with a long life and may she live long to enjoy the works of her hands. Amen.
Love and prayers, Lorri
Just as your last visit to the hospital for transfusions was a very short visit, we are praying that this too will be a very short visit. May God heal your fever, any infection that your body is fighting,your high blood pressure, your overworked heart, any and all cancer cells that still may be lingering, any damage that has been done to any of your organs.
You and your family are and will continue to be an inspiration to us.
Love, Rob & Sherry Tanner
Hi Korrine,
Be strong......we are with you and your family in prayer. May this be a short hospital stay and then you can come back home where you belong.
Love, The Nagy Family
The Kellman family is holding you close in prayer, You are loved. Take care family.
bless you
You are in our thoughts and prayers everyday!!!
XO
Taylor,Savannah,Wendy,& AJ Vasquez
Korrine - said a prayer for you this a.m. without knowing you were in hsptl. Will send out prayers for your fever to break soon. You are fighting this and you will win.
Stay strong. You are incredible. Blessings to you.
You are all in my thoughts and prayers.
Love you,
Sue
Lord, we know you are capable of miracles.. we've seen it over these past months. Please continue to heal Korrine, and continue to provide her family with the strength they need to endure all they are going through.
We all continue to pray for you and your family. May this be a quick trip the the ICU and the fever will subside and cancer free. We love you and know our prayers are being heard. Bless you sweet one.
Lord, we know you are capable of miracles. We've seen it over these several months. Please continue to heal Korrine and provide her family with the strength they need. You are an amazing God...
We are praying for complete (quick) healing and for strength for all of you. Please know you are surrounded by so many people, many you don't even know, but who know you and what is happening. Please know the army of the Lord is on it's knees for Korrine!
Dear Korrine,
You remain in our daily prayers. We will pray that the doctors are able to get your fever to return to normal so that you are able to return home. Our prayers for your complete healing will continue. Hang in there -
Hugs your way,
The Thornton's
Dear Croghan family,
We love you so, please know that continued prayers are constant in our family. We are in Europe, so please know that a candle will be lit everytime our family goes into a church. Please know that prayers from Europe are now coming your way.
Liz Ben Pam and James
Dear Korrine and Family,
You are all in our thoughts and prayers. We hope that Korrine will be home soon for good, healthy and strong.
Love,
The Budne/Elwell Family
Hello Korrine,
I pray that you are doing much better today and that your fever has subsided.
Hugs, love and continuted prayers~
Cindy Brian
We think about you all the time. We have told many people to keep you and your family in their prayers. Stay strong! Cheryl & Connor
We are praying for you!
love,
April, Fabian, Sebastian, & Sophia
Prayers here-even though its summer break and we arent in daily contact as when school is in session please know that we think about you and are encouraged by you every day!
Love from the Hammons Family
Stay Postive
Go Team KC
Live Strong
We are thinking of you all and praying every day for Korrine's complete healing. You are never out of our thoughts. Take care and rest well. We hope that you will be back home soon!
Love,
The Johnson family, Candy, Mark, Sam and Molly
We are praying for all of you Croghan family, that Korrine will heal quickly and return home very soon.
The Campbell's
Korrine and family,
Jan and I are continuing our prayers and positive thoughts so you can return home again.
Love,
Codel
We are praying for you Korrine and hoping that it will be a short stay in ICU. Dear God, please take care of this littie girl and heal her. God bless you, Korrine.
Please know our prayers are with you ! Stay strong and positive - it really works ! Hope you are home soon.
Love,
Debbie and Ian Thomas and Family
Always praying for healing, comfort and peace... for Korrine, Sean, Dana and Matt!
hugs and much love, kathy t.
Dearest Korrine,
We are echoing the prayers of everyone on your behalf. We love you and believe with you. Rest well and grow strong.
Love the Esmeyer Family
Praying today is your Homecoming Day Sweet Korrine. H-O-M-E instead of I-C-U!
Love, Lorri
I am so sorry to read about this set-back, but I will pray for the fever to go down and all to be well so you can go home once more. hang in there and know that you are loved and that so many are praying for you in Jesus' name.
Love,
Cindy Vance
Sweet Korrine! Through your valiant fight I have come to feel I know you and your family. I too am always praying for healing, comfort and peace... for Korrine, Sean, Dana and Matt! So I say amen and amen. To God be the laud, glory and honor. Amen and amen.
Dear Croghan Family,
We are truly amazed at all of the hurdles that Korrine has overcome, this being yet another. We are continually praying for her healing...BE STRONG, KORRINE! God is definitely watching over you...
Love,
The McNairs
Korrine,
Starting my day with prayers and positive thoughts that you'll soon be back home from the hospital. I'm hoping the fever is gone and you are feeling stronger.
hugs and much love, kathy t.
(Sean, Dana and Matt... sending the powerful LIVESTRONG-TEAM KC energy to you!)
Father God, bind Satan and discouragement and doubt and any negative thought around Korrine. Lord, we know you only allow us as much as we can withstand and we know that the strenght of Korrine, Matt, Dana and Sean is incredible. But Lord, they need a rest. I ask that you would cause this to be a momentary challenge and that you would restore Korrine to even better than when she first came home! We ask God that you heal Korrine completely now, Lord. Cause her to rise and walk healthy and strong and fully healed by YOU , Lord. Cause the docs and nurses to pinpoint the problems Lord or better yet, be amazed at the sudden positive change in her health, Lord. We claim victory for the Croghan's Lord. We claim victory for Team KC. We thank you for the miracle, Lord! Glory to your name, Sweet Jesus. Amen.
Good Morning Korrine!
This morning started with prayers for your healing and strength, and thanks for the miracles He has already provided. I pray that today is a good day for you, that your fever is down and you are feeling strong.
Love and hugs to you, Mom, Dad and Sean~
Sue
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