Jonah is funny, creative, and so cool! He loves music, drawing, video games, and riding on his scooter. He can make anyone laugh. He is also wise beyond his years and so mature for his age.
Jonah was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) on July 25th of 2020. Jonah kept getting sick and testing positive for things like strep throat and ear infections. In between those bouts of sickness, he had other symptoms like high fevers, vomiting, and pain in his legs. He was seen by many doctors, but the cancer was not caught for months. Finally, after blood work, he was diagnosed and started his journey to beat cancer!
Jonah went through 8 months of very intense chemotherapy and another 18 months of maintenance chemotherapy. He developed a blood clot from his PICC line and the chemo required blood thinner shots twice a day for months. He was hospitalized for covid-19 and on oxygen for about two weeks. He was hospitalized another time for a very specific and serious type of fungal pneumonia called PJP where he also required oxygen for a week and had multiple procedures for that. Overall, Jonah’s body has responded well to chemotherapy and he is set to finish chemo at the end of September 2022!
Cancer has changed things for us. I (mom) have not been able to work for the majority of Jonah’s treatment which means we have been very tight on money for the past couple of years.
Hope session by Hannah Grimmett Photography