Atreyu's Brain Tumor Operation
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It was his typical Sunday routine to wake up early in the morning and watch his morning shows, sometimes cartoons, other times Discovery Channel. However last Sunday morning, to our shock, we received a frantic message from Ate Karen (Tracy) saying that Atreyu had a seizure attack out of the blue. He was just eating Piatos when he started convulsing and Ate even thought he was joking as he usual does. To her horror, she knew this was no joke as he started foaming in the mouth and his eyes started rolling to the back of his head. She just caught him at the right moment as he lost consciousness and rushed him to the hospital. Now, after a series of medical tests, it was concluded that he will need to have immediate surgery for a big mass tumor found on his brain.
He's a perfectly healthy child never been hospitalized... very active in school, a talented child in dancing and theater acting. No signs of illness but that sudden unprovoked seizure.
"Based from MRI and CT-scan Travis Atreyu Dizon has a brain tumor-- if it's benign or not is still depending on surgery or if he needs biopsy... But the direction for now is towards having surgery the soonest. Please help us in anyway but especially moral financial support and even in prayers. This is what we need..,
Last Sunday Morning, a relaxed morning, Atreyu often wakes up earlier than me to watch his early morning shows, sometimes cartoons, sometimes Discovery Channel. To the shock of my life, while he was seated on the floor, I just found him having a seizure which I thought he was joking around. I rushed to protect him from slamming his body on anything that may hit him. He was not joking, I saw his face in pain but quietly having a seizure. He threw up and suddenly lost his consciousness for a few seconds. The next thing I knew we were in the ER I knew this is something serious. Confusing. Baffling. Overwhelming. And now after three days, here we are.
He is okay now. Conscious, playful, smart. He is still himself the playful witty boy that I always speak about. But It is still very overwhelming when the love of my life, my perfectly playful (sometimes overplayful) man-child son... My rock, my angel, my Bestfriend is apparently ill. Who would've thought!?
I am a frantic panicky person in general but pretty much I've had several shocks of my life so to speak. Many tough ones beyond. I would have never ever thought I'll be facing this.
I remember the days when I fought for this angel all against odds. I lived in a home for single moms and gave up everything and every comfort in life just to have him. At 21, when my whole life was ahead of me, I chose to be a single mom.
I went back to college with my 1 year old boy on my baby carrier. I would shamelessly breastfeed in class so that he can just calm down. Some of my UP Teachers have witnessed this. It was so much pressure in me to perform better in class because I feel so guilty disturbing my classmates of my son. At 1 year old, he is the youngest person who have attended UP Diliman classes.
Despite the hardship Atreyu has been my angel. He would always be so proud of me and always look at my works as the most precious one amongst all. He grew up at fashion show backstages meeting my fashion family who also seen his grow up since he was just two years old. I couldn't be any prouder to see him finding his own light to shine and talent as he got older. He is one of the wisest people you'd ever talk to I tell you.
"I would have never thought this would happen to me, I could even have more belief we can win the lottery than have this thing in my brain, Mommy." Atreyu said. I'm even so proud of how optimistic my son is in his outlook in life.
I'm a designer, I only earn based on my clients and sales. As of the moment I have postponed all my work to focus on him. I can't leave by his side because the seizure episode might still recur. But it's a conundrum how can i get things through, how can I earn when all of this is happening?
Please excuse me from my drama... I hope you can spare me... especially with the gravity of our situation. This is my release and as well for all the friends and family who would like to keep in touch, this is just what we are going through right now.
At this point, I'm praying more than anything else that whatever we will go through in the coming days, I prays so hard that he can fully recover and still grow up with so much wisdom and intelligence and vibrant life. I hope he wouldn't suffer so much pain as this child already has endured a lot and still have the golden heart. The world would be such a better place if Atreyu can grow and pursue all his dreams in life.
Give me more strength. But I am beyond grateful for every step we are taking how fortunate we are for the circumstances. Thank you to all my friends from high school, college and work who had helped out in so many ways whether it's giving advise, lead, comfort, financial, prayers etc. Salamat po. Please know that all of your generous kindness and help we will pay forward with more kindness and love. We draw strength from all of you.
Grant me the serenity to accept things I cannot change, the courage to change things that I can and the wisdom to know the difference."- Tracy Dizon
Atreyu's tentative surgery date will be on Dec 6, Tuesday. Any help would truly be appreciated. A $1 or a share would really go a long way for Atreyu
For direct deposits, feel free to message me for banking details:
https://www.facebook.com/liley.dizon
https://www.facebook.com/tracydizon/videos/10155596923907178/
He's a perfectly healthy child never been hospitalized... very active in school, a talented child in dancing and theater acting. No signs of illness but that sudden unprovoked seizure.
"Based from MRI and CT-scan Travis Atreyu Dizon has a brain tumor-- if it's benign or not is still depending on surgery or if he needs biopsy... But the direction for now is towards having surgery the soonest. Please help us in anyway but especially moral financial support and even in prayers. This is what we need..,
Last Sunday Morning, a relaxed morning, Atreyu often wakes up earlier than me to watch his early morning shows, sometimes cartoons, sometimes Discovery Channel. To the shock of my life, while he was seated on the floor, I just found him having a seizure which I thought he was joking around. I rushed to protect him from slamming his body on anything that may hit him. He was not joking, I saw his face in pain but quietly having a seizure. He threw up and suddenly lost his consciousness for a few seconds. The next thing I knew we were in the ER I knew this is something serious. Confusing. Baffling. Overwhelming. And now after three days, here we are.
He is okay now. Conscious, playful, smart. He is still himself the playful witty boy that I always speak about. But It is still very overwhelming when the love of my life, my perfectly playful (sometimes overplayful) man-child son... My rock, my angel, my Bestfriend is apparently ill. Who would've thought!?
I am a frantic panicky person in general but pretty much I've had several shocks of my life so to speak. Many tough ones beyond. I would have never ever thought I'll be facing this.
I remember the days when I fought for this angel all against odds. I lived in a home for single moms and gave up everything and every comfort in life just to have him. At 21, when my whole life was ahead of me, I chose to be a single mom.
I went back to college with my 1 year old boy on my baby carrier. I would shamelessly breastfeed in class so that he can just calm down. Some of my UP Teachers have witnessed this. It was so much pressure in me to perform better in class because I feel so guilty disturbing my classmates of my son. At 1 year old, he is the youngest person who have attended UP Diliman classes.
Despite the hardship Atreyu has been my angel. He would always be so proud of me and always look at my works as the most precious one amongst all. He grew up at fashion show backstages meeting my fashion family who also seen his grow up since he was just two years old. I couldn't be any prouder to see him finding his own light to shine and talent as he got older. He is one of the wisest people you'd ever talk to I tell you.
"I would have never thought this would happen to me, I could even have more belief we can win the lottery than have this thing in my brain, Mommy." Atreyu said. I'm even so proud of how optimistic my son is in his outlook in life.
I'm a designer, I only earn based on my clients and sales. As of the moment I have postponed all my work to focus on him. I can't leave by his side because the seizure episode might still recur. But it's a conundrum how can i get things through, how can I earn when all of this is happening?
Please excuse me from my drama... I hope you can spare me... especially with the gravity of our situation. This is my release and as well for all the friends and family who would like to keep in touch, this is just what we are going through right now.
At this point, I'm praying more than anything else that whatever we will go through in the coming days, I prays so hard that he can fully recover and still grow up with so much wisdom and intelligence and vibrant life. I hope he wouldn't suffer so much pain as this child already has endured a lot and still have the golden heart. The world would be such a better place if Atreyu can grow and pursue all his dreams in life.
Give me more strength. But I am beyond grateful for every step we are taking how fortunate we are for the circumstances. Thank you to all my friends from high school, college and work who had helped out in so many ways whether it's giving advise, lead, comfort, financial, prayers etc. Salamat po. Please know that all of your generous kindness and help we will pay forward with more kindness and love. We draw strength from all of you.
Grant me the serenity to accept things I cannot change, the courage to change things that I can and the wisdom to know the difference."- Tracy Dizon
Atreyu's tentative surgery date will be on Dec 6, Tuesday. Any help would truly be appreciated. A $1 or a share would really go a long way for Atreyu
For direct deposits, feel free to message me for banking details:
https://www.facebook.com/liley.dizon
https://www.facebook.com/tracydizon/videos/10155596923907178/
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