I have struggled with posting this. My heart broke a little yesterday and I'm still processing it. My baby, my little boy, Ronan, has cancer. Specifically Hodgkin's Lymphoma. We don't know what stage it is yet, but from what the doctors can tell it is at least stage 2. The day after we arrived in Myrtle Beach I noticed a rather large lump on Ronan's neck. Thinking it was an enlarged lymph node we went to urgent care there. That doctor told us to treat it like an infection, use hot compress and ibuprofen. Have a good vacation and see your pediatrician when you get back. So we did that on Monday and his wonderful doctor immediately wanted blood tests, chest x-ray, and ultrasound. Blood tests came back relatively normal, except for one test that was a little unusual. The ultrasound tech stopped counting lymph nodes at 25 that were unusual. The chest x-ray showed more in his chest by his heart between his lungs. On Tuesday we saw another doctor, this time at Blank Childrens hematology and oncology clinic. She took more blood to run for absolutely any infection that could cause this, still mostly normal. So she ordered a biopsy, on Thursday he had that, and yesterday it was confirmed to be Hodgkin's Lymphoma. His doctor is very optimistic at this point, treatment will be rough, I know what he will be going through. We told Ronan and Lyla yesterday, they were scared, but afterward are holding up well. Ronan is a strong little boy and the sweetest kid. He tells me everyday that he loves me and he always will and that he will always be my little buddy. forever and ever. I know that this is going to be a hard next few months. The Next step is a PET scan and checking his lungs and heart. So far you would never know that anything is wrong with him. He is acting and playing and being his normal silly self. He named his lump Bob and started calling him his room mate. I said it's time to evict Bob and his friend's named Billy (also Ronan's doing). We will meet with his oncologist this week to get a plan for treatment. Along with this is my complaint about the American Healthcare system. Ed does have insurance, but I'm afraid we are probably going to need a little help financially. If I start a LFEBridge would people be willing to help? Ed doesn't like asking for help, but at this time, I feel that I need my village of people to surround us and help this little boy and us get through this. Thank you everyone for the thoughts and positive vibes sent our way. As most of you know I am an atheist, but whatever thing you believe in and it is put in a positive way, it helps. Thank You. Missy
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