In the summer of last year, Sam was feeling ill, pale and his nose was bleeding. He had a routine blood test done and we got a call saying he has Leukemia.
A few weeks before Christmas Sam had a serious 25-minute seizure and spent several days at Johns Hopkins ICU on a ventilator. He came home on Christmas Day without any major damage to his brain or organs, our Christmas miracle.
I had to leave my job to take care of Sam full time which puts a burden on the family finances. I have a 17-month-old daughter that has been affected by all the stress. Sam requires a lot of care and at times from the chemo he gets very moody and it takes time away from my daughter. Our lives have changed but we are a team and Sams’s treatment and cure is our team goal.
Sam is a very positive little boy! Seeing him go through his treatments is hard for our entire family. When Sam had the seizure we thought we were going to lose him and it changed our perspective on what matters to us. Getting the most out of each day with Sam is a joy and we are so blessed to have him in our lives. He said, “when I grow up I want to be a big boy doctor and help kids with cancer! I am confident he will reach that future goal!
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