Help My Son Fight Terminal Brain Cancer DMG-DIPG
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- Hi everyone I’m asking for help for my family during our time of need. Last summer I got the worse news of my life my 9 year old son at the time was diagnosed with a Brain Tumor His Dr. Didn’t think it was Cancerous by looking at the Mri because of the way the cancer was growing. So a biopsy was done and we received the results on August 9th it was cancer to have to look your 9 year old in the face and tell him he has Cancer was the worst thing I ever had to do. He said mom I’m not leaving you I’m gonna fight. the name we were given at that time was stage three anaplastic astrocytoma. We were being treated at Hershey Oncology at first. We wanted a second opinion so we were referred to Chop in Philadelphia. A mutation was done on the tumor and we got the worst news we could of gotten my son had Diffused Midline Glioma one of the worst kids Cancers ever it is inoperable because it’s on his brains stem my world was torn apart at that appointment I could not believe the Dr. Was given me the news that no parent ever wants or should hear and the prognosis was not good at all up to 2 years. Once the Dr. Told me that I blocked everything out she was saying I could not stop crying my sons father hugged me we don’t have a good relationship at all so I knew it was bad when he did that. I looked at Dr. Kline and I said do you believe in miracles she said yes I said ok my son is going to be a miracle. I cried for weeks none stop my son holding me at night why I cried in his arms and he is telling me mom it’s gonna be ok I’m gonna fight. The thought that I may lose my only son I cant live without him he is my world. We did 7 weeks of radiation in Philadelphia had to stay away from home 2 hours away a City we have never been to had to leave my 8 and 20 year old daughters and my newborn 1st Grandbaby behind. My son has been a warrior the whole time had no issues with radiation but a headache here and there was skipping down the hall to his treatments I’m thinking to myself my baby is supposed to be sick and look at him but he isn’t sick on the outside he is sick on the inside everyone says he don’t even look sick. Went on his make a wish trip to Gktw village and Disney World in November. He was eligible for Onc201 trial medicine but the only problem was it was only being offered in CA got on a plane in December and flew across the country to get him started and pick the medicine up. Had to fly every month for his medicine at first. So leading upto now he doing good but my family is struggling I’m a single mom of 3. . We travel every month to his Dr.s Appointments to pick up his trial Medicine so I’m asking for help in my families time of need. I hope you can find it in your heart to help my family. Also I’m attaching proof of his diagnosis. Because I know there are a lot of scammers now days.
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Tracey Rusko
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Harrisburg, PA