Love for Mason

This page is being set up by Mark's Co-Workers.  Mark and Melissa found out in the last 2 weeks that 2 year old Mason has Neuroblastoma.  Neuroblastoma is a form of Cancer that starts when cells in the body begin to grow out of control.  Cells in nearly any part of the body can become cancer, and can spread to other areas of the body.  Neuroblastoma is a type of cancer that starts in certain very early forms of nerve cells found in an embryo or fetus. (The term neuro refers to nerves, while blastoma refers to a cancer that affects immature or developing cells). This type of cancer occurs most often in infants and young children. It is rarely found in children older than 10 years.

This was recently diagnosed when Mason started to have tummy pain.  Initially they thought it was a hernia and when the surgeon evaluated him they determined it was a mass the size of a golf ball near Mason's stomach.  Within 24 hours the testing began.  He has been poked and prodded and scanned every day since.  Mason is in stage 4, with the cancer in his abdomen, bones, spine and hip.  The family has been told to prepare for the hardest 6 months to a year of their life.  

Mark and Melissa both want to be by their child's side but like most of us this creates a financial strain.  We are setting this page up to help them have the ability to be by their son’s side during this hard time.  Anything is appreciated.


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