Mighty Mateo ️

December 1st 2023 We got the worst news of our lives, news we did not expect or were prepared for, our baby boy Mateo was diagnosed with stage 4 liver cancer that had spread to his lungs when we was just 10 months old. Our world was flipped upside down and nothing was normal anymore, all of a sudden mom was living in the hospital and dad was home with our 3 girls and we were split up just like that. They had suspected Mateo had Hepatoblastoma because the main tumor was in his liver and since his tumor was already 15 cm they acted fast, they got the biopsy done , got his broviac/port placed and started chemo right away! Thankfully, they were fast acting and had a plan in place so after he received his first round of chemo, we got to come home, but we definitely weren’t prepared for the many hospital admissions We were going to have. The chemo affected Mateo in some horrible ways. December 23 we got admitted because Mateo got horrible mouth sores that went all the way down through his stomach. He would not eat. He would not open his mouth and he was in so much pain. We were in the hospital for Christmas and New Year’s and he finally got a little better after that so we got to go back home and then come back in for chemo again, which was always at least a two or three day stay for the next three weeks out of a month but then the fourth week is when all that chemo, he got would affect him again and we would be hospitalized for weeks at a time the chemo made all his levels drop so he would become neutropenic, which also means immune compromised his red blood and platelets would always be low so he has had a bunch of blood transfusions, platelet transfusions, magnesium, and potassium replacement and really bad nausea to where he wouldn’t eat and he threw up for almost a month straight, he went from 24lbs down to 18lbs. We ended up being in there for his first birthday, so we never got to have a real birthday party for him. My girls were not allowed to come visit because of the season that it was so we hardly ever got to see them. We did scans after each round of chemo to check the progress. We finally got the biopsy results back and we found out Mateo has a very rare type of cancer called a Malignant Rhabdoid Tumor. It’s aggressive and nasty and the survival rate is not great, but we definitely have so much faith in our doctors in Mateo and our Lord. after the first two scans, we had great progress. The tumors were all shrinking, and a lot of his lung mets were disappearing. So we continue to stick with that chemo and the next scans after that third round showed growth in his lungs. We were not prepared for that news. Everyone was so excited that the chemo was, getting this. luckily his doctors have a few different plans so we tried another protocol. We did one round then scans and it showed more growth again so we stopped right away and our doctors started him on 2 different types of immunotherapy. We are now on our fourth round. We have yet to do scans to see how the immunotherapy is working. June 1 marked six months since Mateo has been fighting this battle. He got a feeding tube placed from not being able to eat as much as he should and he has been stuck on dad and mom for a few weeks now. He will not get down to play or walk around like he normally does. We continue to ask for prayers for our family, but most importantly for Mighty Mateo ️ the week Matteo got diagnosed was the week I was supposed to start my new job. I had to call and give that up and I have been out of work since. Anthony has been taking the whole load of all the bills and everything in between. We are a family of six and the price if anything nowadays are unfair. this money will help our family to pay for any bills we come behind on, for gas to get to and from the hospital, for food while we are admitted and it will also be used for hopefully as many trips and memories we can make with our family in case anything were to happen. We have already missed out on so many of our girls school activities, fairs, family gatherings, and events. It will also help for when the time comes to when we are transferred to Stanford for Mateo‘s liver transplant that he will need to have and when that happens, we have to stay down there for a few months and most likely Anthony will miss out on all that work so this will just continue to help us pay for what we need to at home so we can all be together through his journey. We have missed so much time together. We thank everyone in advance for all the love support and prayers. We believe our boy will beat this!

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