Aurora's journey of courage battling Neuroblastoma

On Saturday, March 22, 2025 my sweet 11 month daughter Aurora was taken to the Children's Hospital after my wife Jessica and I, noticed a lump near her eye, along with bruising underneath and fevers that had been occurring off and on for a couple of weeks. Upon arrival, Aurora underwent immediate testing and an MRI, but no one could have prepared us for the devastating news: our precious baby girl had been diagnosed with high-risk stage 4 neuroblastoma cancer. It's a diagnosis no parent should ever have to hear. Aurora’s condition includes a mass on her kidney and mass near her eye. Since then, she has endured numerous x-rays, MRIs, ultrasounds, a biopsy, bone marrow testing, and blood transfusions.

Aurora has a long and challenging journey ahead of her, which will include multiple rounds of chemotherapy, radiation therapy, stem cell transplant, surgery, immunotherapy, and a combination of both in-patient and out-patient treatments. At this time Auroras bones are not taking to the chemo as hoped for so another 6 months have been added to the treatment. In between these procedures, there will be periods of recovery and, unfortunately, likely hospital stays due to fever or infections. Throughout all of this, Jessica and I will be doing their best to maintain some sense of normalcy for our family. Aurora’s first birthday was April 17th, and while we had imagined celebrating with cake and friends, we never thought we’d be spending it isolated in a hospital room. With Jessica’s maternity leave at an end and her inability to return to work while caring for Aurora, the financial support from friends and family will be a huge help. For those who dont want to send via gofundme please fell free to contact my wife or myself. Please continue to keep Aurora in your thoughts and prayers, and send as much positive energy as possible our way.

Thank you so much for your support, it means the world to our family.