Mason is such a funny, goofy, happy kid. He’s such a strong, determined little boy. He is kind and he is so smart he knows what he wants and he’s not afraid to say it. He has such a strong love for learning and loves going to school. He loves reading and puzzles and games. He loves playing baseball and soccer with his friends. His special interests are numbers, letters, spelling, and building things. He loves his chickens and being with his little brother.
He was battling Covid and at the same time, he was having joint pains and on-and-off fevers weeks after he got over Covid. Then he became extremely lethargic, pale, and high heart rate. He was diagnosed with ALL on February 2nd, 2023.
He is currently being treated with chemotherapy and his entire treatment will last until April 2024. He was on high doses of vincristine, and methotrexate. He currently takes daily chemo and weekly methotrexate as well as monthly spinal taps with spinal chemotherapy. We struggle currently just with managing daily life due to side effects such as nausea vomiting lack of sleep mood swings.
Mason’s diagnosis has changed our family dynamic. I had to quit my job to become his caretaker full time because he could not be in the general public and now I only work part-time so that I can be available for him at any point of the day in case he gets sick at school or has an appointment or any other unexpected thing. We have to pick and choose things that we can and can’t do with our kids due to finances.
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