Griffin Laplante’s Battle against B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Griffin Laplante’s Battle against B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia “Strength is a child fighting cancer with a smile on their face”

Thank you,Make-A-Wish New Hampshire, for the nice care package Griffin received today. We will forever be grateful for a...
07/25/2025

Thank you,Make-A-Wish New Hampshire, for the nice care package Griffin received today. We will forever be grateful for all that you have done for Griff and so many other children!

Griffin and family are excited to announce their involvement in an upcoming charity golf tournament happening at the end of August. Stay tuned!

All good stuff today for Griff! His ANC is high enough to increase his oral chemo dosage. He came home from his appointm...
07/11/2025

All good stuff today for Griff! His ANC is high enough to increase his oral chemo dosage.

He came home from his appointment to a birthday card from his friends at Make-A-Wish New Hampshire!

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Griffin has his monthly oncology check up tomorrow, just three days before his 7th birthday! It’s been a great summer fo...
07/11/2025

Griffin has his monthly oncology check up tomorrow, just three days before his 7th birthday!

It’s been a great summer for him, spent with close friends and family.

Praying his labs look great and his care team is pleased with his progress.

We hope everyone is enjoying their summer so far!

- The Laplante Family

Guess who is still kicking cancer’s ass? Griffin Laplante! Griff gained three pounds since his last oncology visit. His ...
06/13/2025

Guess who is still kicking cancer’s ass? Griffin Laplante!

Griff gained three pounds since his last oncology visit. His blood counts looked great, including his ANC which improved significantly from his last visit.

Griffin is out of school for the summer and is looking forward to summer camp, sports, and hanging with friends and family!

Big day for Griff tomorrow. In addition to his monthly check up, he will be visiting CHaD Pain Free for a lumbar punctur...
05/15/2025

Big day for Griff tomorrow. In addition to his monthly check up, he will be visiting CHaD Pain Free for a lumbar puncture with chemo. Following the procedure, he will start a five day steroid pulse.

Praying his counts look good!

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Griff spent the majority of the evening and early morning hours in the ER after coming home from school with a fever and...
04/23/2025

Griff spent the majority of the evening and early morning hours in the ER after coming home from school with a fever and feeling very lethargic.

He has a couple respiratory infections - one similar to RSV. He was given an antibiotic while in the ER. An X-ray of his chest was also taken.

Hoping the antibiotic helps him feel better quickly.

He is at home now getting some much needed rest today.

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Griffin’s monthly check up at the pediatric oncology clinic went well today. Most of his blood work came back looking go...
04/19/2025

Griffin’s monthly check up at the pediatric oncology clinic went well today.

Most of his blood work came back looking good. His aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase levels were elevated but his oncologist was not concerned about it.

Griff will be getting a lumbar puncture with chemo at his next appointment in mid May.

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Griffin had his monthly check up at the pediatric oncology clinic this afternoon. All of his counts looked good. His neu...
03/22/2025

Griffin had his monthly check up at the pediatric oncology clinic this afternoon.

All of his counts looked good. His neutrophil count was high enough that his oncologist decided to increase his mercaptopurine dosage.

Griffin’s wish trip to Give Kids the World and Walt Disney World was incredible!

Griff’s next appointment is scheduled for mid April and he is due to have another lumbar puncture with chemo in mid May.

Thanks for your continued love and support! 🧡💪

What a long day for Griffin! He went the majority of the day with no food or drink due to his lumbar puncture procedure,...
02/15/2025

What a long day for Griffin!

He went the majority of the day with no food or drink due to his lumbar puncture procedure, which was scheduled for late afternoon.

His blood counts looked fantastic and as a result, his oncologists made the decision to up his mercaptopurine and methotrexate dosages.

Griffin starts a five day steroid pulse today. He became very emotional when we told him that he would have to take steroids for a short time. He associates the steroids with weight gain and remembers how difficult it was for him when he was taking the steroids early on in his treatment and how much his physical appearance changed. Griffin does not want his friends and family to see him like that again. We assured him that he would not be taking steroids long enough to have that side effect.

Since Griffin has returned home from his long day, he has been talking about food nonstop (we would be too!) and he is craving pasta so of course take out from one of his favorite restaurants is a must!

We continue to pray that Griff can stay healthy ahead of his Make-a-Wish trip. His wish manager and granters have planned a very special itinerary and he so deserves the VIP treatment he is about to receive.

Thanks for your thoughts and prayers throughout Griffin’s journey beating B-Cell ALL. Someday this will all be a distant memory for him! 🙏💪🧡🧡💪🙏

Griffin visited the oncology clinic this afternoon for his monthly checkup. His bloodwork looked great! We were happy to...
01/24/2025

Griffin visited the oncology clinic this afternoon for his monthly checkup. His bloodwork looked great! We were happy to learn that his neutrophil count was in a more normal range this time around.

Griff is currently battling a little cough and stuffy nose, but is in good spirits with high energy.

He was upset that he missed his special at school today and asked to return to school if we got home early enough from his appointment.

After his appointment, we took our usual trip to Target for a few new toys.

Griff’s Make-a-Wish trip to Disney is less than a month away. His wish account executive and wish granters are ironing out all of the details in the coming weeks. About a week prior to his trip, his wish granters will throw a wish reveal party for him, and his friends and family are all invited to join!

We hope everyone is staying warm, and more importantly - staying healthy!

Have a great weekend!

1/3 Update: Griffin had a regular scheduled in clinic check up today. We were particularly anxious for this appointment ...
01/04/2025

1/3 Update:

Griffin had a regular scheduled in clinic check up today. We were particularly anxious for this appointment as he has not quite been himself within the last 24 hours.

Last night he did not want to eat or drink and seemed very lethargic. He did perk up at times but overall was a bit off.

The good news is that his doctor thought he looked great today and after evaluating him, did not have any concerns.

We were sent home before Griffin’s labs came back and upon checking his lab results in the portal we noticed that his ANC was abnormally high. One of his doctors called to inform us and believes the elevated ANC is likely due to stress on Griffin’s body from fighting the cold, recently vomiting, low grade fever, and headaches. We were reassured that this is not a relapse. We also learned that Griffin’s sodium level is low and putting an emphasis on increasing his fluid intake would help bring that level back within a normal range.

Since Griffin has returned home from his appointment, his appetite has improved and he seems to have a little more energy.

Any time we see a significant change, it is unsettling and seeing this jump on the chart definitely made us anxious.

Griff’s next appointment is at the end of the month.

Thank you to all who have been following Griffin’s journey. One of his wonderful nurses shared with us that his last day of treatment for B-Cell ALL is supposed to be 12/08/25. Hopefully things continue to stay on track between now and then!

Griffin has a little over a year left of chemotherapy and we are looking forward to the day he will no longer need it! W...
01/01/2025

Griffin has a little over a year left of chemotherapy and we are looking forward to the day he will no longer need it! We know that his care team will be proactive in seeing him on a regular basis even after his chemotherapy has been discontinued, to ensure he is as healthy as possible and the leukemia continues to stay away.

Here’s to another year of fight and perseverance from Griff man!

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