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Luke's hair begins to grow back as he nears the end of his treatment regimen in February.[img src=http://joshradtke.com/wp-content/flagallery/loving-luke/thumbs/thumbs_jbr_luke_1.jpg]
Luke Fochtman, 4, plays in a pile of Magnolia petals that he raked into a pile in his backyard. Luke has been cleared of all cancer and went in for his final chemotherapy treatment in late February.[img src=http://joshradtke.com/wp-content/flagallery/loving-luke/thumbs/thumbs_jbr_luke_3.jpg]Always Love
Luke receives one of his final chemotherapy treatments in February at the University of Michigan pediatric infusion room. Luke received a 54 week treatment plan over a year.[img src=http://joshradtke.com/wp-content/flagallery/loving-luke/thumbs/thumbs_jbr_luke_4.jpg]Long Journey
Monica Fochtman drives her son home from the University of Michigan pediatric infusion room where Luke, 4, had one of his final chemotherapy treatments.[img src=http://joshradtke.com/wp-content/flagallery/loving-luke/thumbs/thumbs_jbr_luke_5.jpg]
Luke Fochtman, 4, gets a kiss from his mother Monica before they pack up to go to Relay for Life on April 16. Luke's hair has begun to grow back now that his chemotherapy treatment has ended.[img src=http://joshradtke.com/wp-content/flagallery/loving-luke/thumbs/thumbs_jbr_luke_6.jpg]Luke
College of Engineering academic advisor and higher, adult and lifelong education PhD student Monica Fochtman reads a bedtime story on Jan. 21 to her son, Luke, 4, who was diagnosed with stage IV embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, a form of pediatric cancer, on Dec. 12, 2008. "It rocks your world," Fochtman said. After 54 weeks of treatment, Luke has since been cleared of cancer.