Paul vanPeenen met Taber on a newspaper assignment when he
was first diagnosed with ALL in 1994. He has remained a close family
friend since. Paul has worked on many articles documenting Taber's
initial treatment and subsequent relapse in 1998. With Paul's
permission here are just a few of the many pictures he has taken over
the years.
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March 1994: |
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Only days into treatment, Taber and Simone talk about the "pokes" he's getting at the oncology clinic.
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March 1994: |
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The first treatments in 1994 were very upsetting.
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March 1994: |
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Taber on one of his first visits to the oncology clinic.
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March 1994: |
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Taber sleeps following chemotherapy. This was just the beginning of an intensive 56-day course of treatment.
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April 1994: |
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Chemotherapy at the oncology clinic. |
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April 1994: |
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Al reads with the twins: Brittany and Taber.
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May 1994: |
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SAY AAH! Dr. Yigal Kaikov checks Taber’s mouth for sores during a monthly check-up.
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May 1994: |
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Taber and Simone have all their attention focussed as the nurse prepares the next needle
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August 1994: |
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Taber outside Children's Hospital following another day of chemotherapy.
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February 1995: |
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After hundreds of needles and a year of treatment, Taber knows the drill and sometimes the nurses let him help.
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April 1995: |
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Taber and Brittany's sixth birthday. |
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April 1995: |
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Taber in a contemplative moment. |
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June 1997: |
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Samantha, Taber, Brittany and Simone celebrate Taber's last treatment. Just over a year later, Taber would have his first relapse.
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June 1998: |
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Taber at the Relay for a Friend. Later that same year Taber relapsed.
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December 1998: |
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Simone feels the fuzzies while Taber does his homework. His hair fell out again as a result of chemotherapy.
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February 1999: |
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After five years of treatment, Taber lets the doctor do his job with trust and acceptance.
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February 1999: |
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Taber walks around the oncology clinic at B.C.'s Children's Hospital while there for chemotherapy treatment following the first relaps in October 1998.
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March 2001: |
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Taber seven years after he was diagnosed with leukemia.
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March 2002: |
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Taber and Derek ham it up for the camera.
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March 2002: |
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Taber works on his new laptop computer with his younger sister Samantha.
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April 2002: |
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Taber and Al got matching haircuts.
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Two of the fabulous nurses in the oncology clinic.
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Taber at the oncology clinic.
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April 2002: |
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chemotherapy drugs take hours to drip through an IV.
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