Emma is super sassy, a crazy goof ball, and absolutely wonderful. Tickles make her laugh, funny faces. She loves Mickey and all things frozen, Moana or anything Disney really. She loves music especially nursery rhymes and Disney songs. Bubbles is one of her favorite things and puppies! She’s a huge animal fan.
Emma was diagnosed on February of 2018 with Wills Tumor. Emma was completely normal with no symptoms of any kind. The only thing that was noticeable was that her tummy was more pudgy and stuck out. Other than that she didn’t have fevers nor any change in appetite or character.
She went through surgery just two days after we found out that she had a tumor in her right kidney. Then she under went 19 weeks of chemotherapy. Just in general it was hard to see our sweet toddler go through so much pain and exhaustion.
Cancer has changed us. We appreciate more, love more and laugh more. We value time together even more. We take time to do things, living in the now and being hopeful for the future.
Emma is the strongest person I’ve ever met, through everything she’s maintained a smile on her face and a positive attitude. People that meet her can’t even tell she was sick of exhausted because of treatment. She is full of life and energy!
Two weeks leading up to Blasa’s diagnosis, she had the three doctor appointments and two ER visits. We went to her first appointment with with complaints of leg pain. At her second appointment, she had completely stopped walking. On our second trip to ER, she was transferred to a children’s hospital. There she was treated for 3 days for constipation. On the third day they decided to do MRI and CT scan where they found she had tumors on her spine and spots on her lungs.
She was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma in September of 2016. Within three months she was walking again. The tumors had started shrinking with 11 months of intense chemotherapy.
Her biopsy was sent to a different hospital in August 2017. We had found out she had been misdiagnosed. After everything was reviewed, her diagnosis was germ cell tumor. With new scans and blood work done in September of 2017, her scans came back negative for disease and she’s had her broviac removed.
It has been eleven months of up and downs. We are now so grateful that she is starting to have a childhood every child deserves. Every step of the way she has had her two big brothers loving, supporting, and pushing her to always smile while she tries to overcome whatever was thrown at her.
