Andrew Hart's Medical Fund
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The family of Andrew Samuel Hart, a sweet, smart, funny 5-year-old, recently got some devastating news. He has been diagnosed with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, or DIPG, a highly aggressive form of brain cancer specific to children ages 5-7. It is very rare, affecting about 300 children per year. There is no known cause and no known cure.
Andrew will be treated with steroids and radiation over the next two months in hopes of shrinking the tumor. While radiation helps, the tumor will eventually continue to grow. Normal survival rate after diagnosis is between one to two years, but every case is different.
Andrew will go to Children’s Mercy for MRIs every three months, and his radiation will be done through a clinic in Kansas City through KU Med. He is in the greatest care. His Oncologist worked and studied at St Jude before going to Mercy, and the doctor administering radiation is a KU doctor, one of the best in the nation. The Harts are considering clinical trials in various places, but if that happens it will be after radiation treatment.
Many people have asked how they might help the family, and at this point they are only asking for prayer. Pray for a miracle. Pray for comfort for Andrew and the family. Pray that the treatments give them more time and that the time ahead be QUALITY time. Also, please pray for Oliver, Andrew’s 2-year-old brother. He doesn’t know what’s going on, and he will need support when his brother can’t play with him or isn’t here anymore.
Paul and Jenyl would never ask for money, but they will be missing work for appointments and are unsure how much insurance is going to cover for the procedures Andrew will need. Please consider contributing financially to help ease the burden of upcoming medical bills and other expenses.
A message from Andrew's father, Paul:
“Right now he is here. He is Andrew, and we are trying to keep everything status quo. He knows that there is something in his head that is going to make him do silly things sometimes. He knows that we are going to go to the doctor a bunch to make his headaches feel better. He doesn’t know the finality of it. We are not using the word sick. We don’t want him to think he can pass this on to someone else or have Ollie think he can catch it. We also aren’t using the word cancer. He doesn’t know what it means anyway, and there is too much negative connotation in the outside world.”
We thank you sincerely for your support in this difficult time.
Andrew will be treated with steroids and radiation over the next two months in hopes of shrinking the tumor. While radiation helps, the tumor will eventually continue to grow. Normal survival rate after diagnosis is between one to two years, but every case is different.
Andrew will go to Children’s Mercy for MRIs every three months, and his radiation will be done through a clinic in Kansas City through KU Med. He is in the greatest care. His Oncologist worked and studied at St Jude before going to Mercy, and the doctor administering radiation is a KU doctor, one of the best in the nation. The Harts are considering clinical trials in various places, but if that happens it will be after radiation treatment.
Many people have asked how they might help the family, and at this point they are only asking for prayer. Pray for a miracle. Pray for comfort for Andrew and the family. Pray that the treatments give them more time and that the time ahead be QUALITY time. Also, please pray for Oliver, Andrew’s 2-year-old brother. He doesn’t know what’s going on, and he will need support when his brother can’t play with him or isn’t here anymore.
Paul and Jenyl would never ask for money, but they will be missing work for appointments and are unsure how much insurance is going to cover for the procedures Andrew will need. Please consider contributing financially to help ease the burden of upcoming medical bills and other expenses.
A message from Andrew's father, Paul:
“Right now he is here. He is Andrew, and we are trying to keep everything status quo. He knows that there is something in his head that is going to make him do silly things sometimes. He knows that we are going to go to the doctor a bunch to make his headaches feel better. He doesn’t know the finality of it. We are not using the word sick. We don’t want him to think he can pass this on to someone else or have Ollie think he can catch it. We also aren’t using the word cancer. He doesn’t know what it means anyway, and there is too much negative connotation in the outside world.”
We thank you sincerely for your support in this difficult time.
Organizer and beneficiary
Christina Hazelwood Heckman
Organizer
St. Joseph, MO
Paul Hart
Beneficiary
