In the fall of last year, I noticed bruising all over Hendrik’s body, he would complain that he was tired, and then I started to notice red dots along his neck. We then learned he had ALL.
Hendrik just finished the delayed intensification stage of treatment and will be starting interim maintenance next week. Hopefully, after this stage of treatment, he will be in maintenance.
It has changed it significantly. Hendrik had just started kindergarten and was excelling. I had to take time off work right after his diagnosis. We are a single-income family. Thankfully my husband is a full-time stay-at-home parent, but with Hendrik starting school, my husband was planning on going back to work.
Hendrik is a great kid. He’s very intelligent and understands everything going on with his treatment. He may be in Kinder, but reads at a third-grade level and communicates well. He loves to tell jokes to make me and my husband laugh and his smile and personality keep us moving forward.
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