Gunnar was diagnosed with B-Cell ALL at 2 years old. He is in maintenance therapy.
What’s one thing you wish you had known in those first 48 hours?
“It is okay to not know everything immediately – you will be given multiple chances to ask the same question over and over again. Gunnar’s care team is patient and willing to keep repeating themselves.”
What helped you the most in those first 48 hours?
“People bringing meals and checking in. My family was crucial.”
What is one moment in those first 48 hours that you’ll never forget?
“How supportive Gunnar’s doctors and nurses were – they are still one of the best parts of his treatment.”
If you could go back, what’s one thing you’d tell yourself?
“Take each day one day at a time and don’t forgot to take care of yourself.”
This First 48 story was submitted by Molly.
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