Mason was diagnosed with t-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia at 2 years old. He has passed away.
What’s one thing you wish you had known in those first 48 hours?
“There is no “good” cancer. The status of your child can change in the blink of an eye.”
What helped you the most in those first 48 hours?
“Our friends and family. The amount of people who dropped what they were doing, canceled their plans, and made sure they surrounded us was incredible.”
What is one moment in those first 48 hours that you’ll never forget?
“When the doctors and nurses where shocked that Mason was still able to sit up and engage with a toy, even though his WBC count was almost at 1 million.”
If you could go back, what’s one thing you’d tell yourself?
“There is nothing that I could’ve done to prevent it.”
This First 48 story was submitted by Kristina.
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