Please help our little super hero fight cancer

On Monday May 8th my sister SteFanie Desiderio and brother in law Ryan Desiderio's 4-1/2 year old son, Mason Jerric Desiderio started peeing blood. He wasn’t in any pain and just wanted to continue jumping on the trampoline. They immediately took him to Children's Hospital where less than than 24 hrs later they were told that he definitely had cancer.

I will never forget the way my sisters voice sounded, the way she cried as she said to me,

"Mason has cancer".

I can hear it like she's saying to me right now. I was expecting her to say he had a bladder infection or a UTI. I was in shock and my heart broke all at the same time.

Initial findings were a mass between his bladder and prostate. After two weeks of biopsy's and scan after scan the official diagnosis is Stage 3 High Risk Neuroblastoma.

Mason will need chemo, radiation and surgery.

There will be 5 rounds of chemotherapy that take 4-5 days every time and will happen every 21 days.

Between round 4 and 5 Mason will have surgery to remove the mass and then after that he'll start radiation.

With 2 older brothers, his twin Easton (by 3 minutes) and Luca (5-1/2), this family was already busy. To help with the expenses of childcare, travel, groceries, co-pays, and unpaid days off of work, in hopes to get ahead of it instead of letting things become a burden I'm asking for your help.

Mason is the bravest person I know and he's ready to kick cancers a$$ and show you all the super hero he really is.

I will continue to update you on his journey to "ring the bell" when he's cancer free.

Thank you for all the love, continued support & prayers!

#BeastModeMason

UPDATE 5/30/23:

✨MASON UPDATE✨

Tomorrow Mason Desiderio will start this next phase of the journey.

He'll be admitted to the hospital for a fertility preservation surgery tomorrow morning and then his first round of chemo starts Thursday. They'll stay at the hospital until the 5th or 6th. He'll get treatments everyday while he's there. The hospital has activities like painting, music lessons and a "Play-Doh Imagination Station" to keep him busy and entertained. He's excited to get to stay in the room again and wants to "sleep on the couch" lol

He's spent the last week and a half since school ended living his best summer life. Riding bikes, going to Kennywood, playing bubble guns, coloring the driveway with sidewalk chalk and of course jumping on the trampoline. The twins went and did their summer time haircuts with a close shaved head. They like to twin so this worked out with chemo starting. Luca and his dad will shave their heads when Luca is done with school.

We'll keep you updated on how he's doing and we are so grateful for the positivity, prayers, manifestation of all good things and the amazing generosity given by SO MANY!

Thank you all!

♥️