Jade had surgery on 17 March 2003 (30 yrs old) to remove a large, cancerous tumor. During the operation it was discovered there were dozens of tumors, ranging in size from a large cantaloupe to microscopic size. The surgeon removed as many as he could and the rest were left inside his body. On 19 March 2003 Jade and Tanya were told the doctors believed he would not live. On 2 April 2003 Jade was diagnosed with Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumors, an extremely rare but aggressive form of cancer. Jade endured many rounds of chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant in July 2003. There were no signs of the tumors until February 2004. More chemotherapy has followed throughout the summer and fall of 2004. This website is a history of their journey as a family as Jade, Tanya and their son, Garrett, try to live and survive with cancer rather than simply die of cancer.