Harrison is such a light. He loves to laugh and smile, always wants to dance and sing along to his favorite songs. He is persistent and independent, and also loves to be a helper in whatever way he can. He loves hard, gives the best hugs, and is overall the best thing in our lives.
Harrison was diagnosed with ALL in January 2021. He had a fever, that only spiked at night time, for several days leading up to his diagnosis. We noticed a weird rash, what we now know was petechiae, on his ears, and he had some unexplained bruising on his legs. After a covid test, and being seen by a family doctor with no answers, we took him to the hospital where he was diagnosed.
Harrison undergoes very regular chemotherapy treatments, up to 5 days a week. We attend two different hospitals, one of which is an hour drive away. He gets lumbar punctures, bone marrow aspirations, IV chemotherapy, and oral chemotherapy, all as part of his continued treatment. This is obviously very difficult on our family in many ways, including emotionally, financially, and mentally.
Harrison’s diagnosis has changed our lives in so many ways. His father and I were both full-time university students at the time of diagnosis, as well as both working part-time. We have both stopped working for the time being, and have both reduced our course loads at school – myself dropping all of my classes, and his father dropping down to one course. We are focusing our attention completely on Harrison, ensuring that he is always surrounded by his loved ones during this period which must be so scary and confusing to his two-year-old mind.
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