Childhood Cancer Warrior Spotlight: Graham
Graham was diagnosed with Burkitt’s Lymphoma, which is a B-Cell Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, in November 2018. He ended up in the ER in Lafayette, LA on his 4th birthday with severe stomach pains and projectile vomiting. After blood work, an x-ray and a CT scan, a mass was located in his intestines. They brought him into emergency surgery to remove it and sent it off to pathology.
We got the dreaded news 5 days later.
CANCER!
5 days after that he required another abdominal surgery to remove scar tissue that had developed causing an obstruction in his intestines.
After 17 days in a local hospital and as soon as he was healed, we headed to Memphis for treatment. His protocol consisted of 5 rounds of chemo, so Memphis was our new home for the next 3 1/2 months.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital was Heaven on Earth to us from the moment we arrived there. After enduring 5 rounds of chemo, 5 bone marrow aspirates and 13 spinal taps, our boy was CANCER FREE!
We made it home just in time for our little bald superhero to attend pre-k roundup the following weeks ahead. I am forever grateful for the care we received at St. Jude.
He has been in remission since February 2019 and we travel to Memphis once a year for a checkup and bloodwork. He is now a thriving 11 year old who loves to play sports, especially football.
