Mason is a delight. He is always smiling and playing. He loves slinkies and will probably have one in his pictures. He’s very active despite his challenges.
Mason was diagnosed with High Risk Neuroblastoma on October 25th 2019. Before he was diagnosed, he had stopped walking. Mason is nonverbal and autistic so he was unable to tell us what was wrong. He just stopped bearing weight on his legs.
He went through frontline treatment that consisted of chemotherapies, resection surgery, two bone marrow transplants, 12 rounds of radiation, 6 rounds of immunotherapy and then some months of maintenance therapy. He then relapsed and had CAR T therapy, more chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation, and two MIBG therapies. we struggle financially because mom had to quit her job to care for Mason so now we live on one income. Cancer has changed our lives in many way. We will never be the same.
We don’t know how much longer we have with Mason. We are running out of options for treatment and struggle getting hospitals to do certain treatments because of the autism. There are a lot of preconceived notions about what he can and can’t do. We had to fight to get a hospital to give him the MIBG therapies but he rose to the occasion and did both with no issues. No one believed he could.
We are heartbroken to report that Mason recently passed away. We are sending our love to Mason and his family. Thank you for allowing us to share his story. His mom was kind enough to share the following statement with us.
Mason Davis was a fifth-grade superhero who had a heart of gold and a smile that would light up a room. Every person who met Mason would leave him beaming and experiencing pure happiness. His energy overflowed with genuine love and affection. He had the strength of four men and that’s no exaggeration, because no matter the depths of the treatments his disease required, he would pull himself through with a smile, and a giggle. No matter the fear or the pain, Mason had a squeeze and a hug waiting for you when it was over. Throughout the journey, Mason has been blessed with so much but above all, he blessed so many with his strength, his joy, his perseverance, and his love. We are so thankful we got to experience Mason these ten years and that we were granted the opportunity to share him with so many.
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