Hudson is goofy. He loves to play with his toys, watching his sister, and laughing!
At Hudson’s 2 month well check, his pediatrician noticed something “off” about his right eye so he made a referral for us to see a pediatric ophthalmologist. We were able to get in the very next day and as soon as she took a look, she looked up and said “I have terrible news. Hudson has tumors, in both eyes.” I’ll never forget that moment!
She made a call to a retinal specialist who treats retinoblastoma and got us an appointment the very next morning to confirm our worst nightmares. Exactly a week later, we started chemotherapy. It was a grueling six months for him. All the usual things that come with chemo happened to him. He had a loss of appetite, hair loss, nausea and you could just tell he generally didn’t feel well.
He handled it like a champ though and with each and every round, he amazed me even more. Having a child with cancer has completely changed our family. It’s broken us at times but it’s also made us better people and helped us learn to appreciate everything so much more.
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