Staci and I met Connor today to hear from him and his mom about his journey. Here is Connor story:

On January 23rd 2007, at only 6 weeks of age, Connor's mom, Mindy took him to the hospital because he was not feeling well. The doctors told Mindy that Connor needed care at a hospital. After a being rushed to the hospital, a scan revealed a tumor in his head the size of an adult fist and surgery was needed.

A Chaplin from the hospital came and baptized Connor right there before my surgery in case the outcome was dire. Connors surgery lasted 4 and a half hours.

On January 26th, 2007 while at the University of Minnesota Children's Hospital, Fairview Connor was diagnosed with a rare and deadly disease, Infantile Congenital Glioblastoma Multiforme Stage 4, an aggressive form of brain cancer. "It was so scary, there was a lot of praying and wishing and hoping," said Mindy Dykes, Connor's mother. Those prayers, along with aggressive treatment, have given Connor a fighting chance.

Since then Connor has been thru 5 rounds of chemotherapy. Doctors said Connor could handle higher doses of chemotherapy, because children are more resilient than adults. "The strength he's had through his treatment, I wouldn't have 10 percent of," said David Dykes, Connor's father.

He also had a bone marrow transplant. Connor was the youngest person to have marrow harvested at the University of Minnesota.

So far the only permanent side effects Connor has experienced is partial blindness in his right eye and some hearing.

David and Mindy feel blessed Connor is doing so well, but know there's a chance the tumor could come back. Connor's doctors said with each day that passes the chance of the cancer coming back decrease. He is such a good little boy. Staci and I wish him well. Conners story will be featured this year on the KS95 for Kids radiothon. Learn more at ks95forkids.com