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A Hole-in-one...in Heaven!
Cory Monti was only on this earth for nine years, but he
lived his life to the fullest. We introduced you to Cory Monti
as one of the 2007 CMN Champions.
He was diagnosed with Lymphoblastic
Lymphoma May 27, 2006, Memorial
Day weekend. Cory went through eight
months of chemotherapy and things
seemed to be going well.
We met Cory when everything was looking
good. We started filming for his
CMN telethon segment. He was playing
putt-putt golf in Gundersen Lutheran
Pediatric Oncology and looking forward
to afternoons of fishing with his grandpa.
Cory had his picture taken for the set of
the telethon right next to a Lego pegboard.
Little did we know the significance
of this at the time.
Unfortunately, in March of 2007 he and his “Nana” and
“Pa”, Cheryl and John Michels, got news they didn’t want to
hear. The tumor was back. This would mean more
Notes of Appreciation
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CMN,
Thank you so much for the
generous help given to us. It
is very much appreciated
and will not be forgotten.
Brennan has been going
to insulin pump classes
and will start using his
pump the end of June.
Everyone we have
spoken to about the
insulin pump tells us it
makes life a lot easier and better for
kids. Brennan is very excited about the change!
Thanks again.
John, Patricia and Brennan Schulte
chemotherapy and a possible stem cell transplant. The decision
was made to continue sharing Cory’s story.
Stays in the hospital were long, but Cory was
patient. He spent time putting together Lego
sets that would make most of us say “forget
this!” Cory was an expert at Legos. Cory also
had frequent visits from the Pet Therapy dogs.
This helped pass the time and comforted him
since he wasn’t able to see his own Springer
Spaniels, Jake and Jill. When not in the hospital,
Cory spent time bowling, cooking, crafting
and playing miniature golf. He mastered
the miniature course. A hole-in-one was not
unusual for Cory.
Tests showed that the last rounds of chemo
didn’t get rid of the cancer. Without being
able to get in remission, Cory was no longer a
candidate for a stem cell transplant. The cancer
continued to grow. Cory left us on June 29 knowing he
would be playing his next game of miniature golf...in heaven.
Thanks for the memories, Cory!
From the Gundersen
Lutheran Comprehensive
Child Care Center:
Thank you for helping many of the
children who may otherwise have not
had the opportunity to come through
our center. Often they are the children
who need our services the most.
Thank you so much for the incredibly
generous helping hand you extend to
the families of our children. You help
more than you will ever truly know.
Children’s miracle network