Braylon is so smart and funny. He loves talking – he’ll be a mayor or a lawyer one day because he is a master negotiator! He loves basketball and tennis and he loves his friends. He has enjoyed Fortnite since his diagnosis.
Braylon was diagnosed with T-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma on February 27th 2022. He had a terrible cough for about 3 weeks prior to his diagnosis. We had taken him to a doctor who thought he had croup. The morning of his diagnosis, he had large swollen lymph nodes. We took him to urgent care where they directed us to take him to the ER.
Braylon has a mediport and receives A LOT of chemotherapy through that. He had a life-threatening allergic reaction to Pegaspargase, which was more terrifying than the day he was diagnosed. Due to that allergy, he had to have many many chemo shots in his leg and often receives platelets or blood transfusions. We have had many struggles to keep together as a family. We have three other active children. Emily (his mom) has had to stop working due to the extensive treatment and side effects.
Cancer has affected our entire family. Our other three children have had to come home to an empty house, have parents that miss all their events, and have been left to fend for themselves in many ways. Our family life revolves around cancer. Due to the germs that could harm Braylon, we cannot have friends over because his immune system is compromised.
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