When Kenrick was 8 months old he started tilting his head to the left and while it didn’t hurt him to move it that is the side he preferred. His father and I took him to the ER thinking he may have a ear infection. Once his ear was swabbed and there seemed to be nothing wrong, the doctor offered us a CT scan. We hesitantly agreed and when the results came back they found the tumor (AT-RT) intertwined in his central nervous system.

Kenrick handles treatment like a champ. Throughout all his chemo treatments he has never once shown any signs of fatigue or nausea even his oncologist is intrigued by how well he does.

Our family has had to overcome many obstacles the past year especially with my husband being in the military throughout his treatment. The family and friends we have made at St.Jude has truly been a blessing and they have helped us with the obstacles we have faced.

I would like to say Kenrick’s diagnosis hasn’t affected our family at all but that would be dishonest. I would say his diagnosis has affected our faith, while there were times we felt scared our faith was strengthened by this journey.

Kenrick is now 17 months old he continues to undergo maintenance chemotherapy but overall is showing no signs of the cancer returning and we pray that the cancer stays gone forever.

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