Our son started to be himself again. He was eating, playing, walking and laughing.

Before diagnosis Sebastian started getting sick frequently since November. I noticed he had a lump on his neck the week before Thanksgiving. I immediately made an appointment with his pediatrician. She didn’t think much of it because every time we went in for a check-up he always had some sort of infection. I remember I always dreaded a new month to come because he seemed to be getting sick at least twice a month.

Finally on in February of 2022 my son couldn’t walk or eat or anything. He had a huge bump on the back part of his right leg. It was hurting him so we rushed him to the ER. The ER doctor immediately said “cancer”. My heart dropped. It seemed like the whole world was going so fast around me. They took him to the PICU and that’s when we met his wonderful oncologist, Dr. Al-Rahawan. Tests were run and the news came in that he did, in fact, have Pre B Cell A.L.L. (acute lymphoblastic leukemia).

Of course I was terrified, nervous, sick to my stomach but what needed to be done to take care of Sebastian needed to be done fast. And that’s what happened! The infection in his leg was removed and chemo began two days later. They were taking action so fast we didn’t know how to handle our feelings, which at the time didn’t matter. What mattered to us was our baby boy getting cured. After perfect care from Dr. Al-Rahawan and staff, our son started to be himself again. He was eating, playing, walking and laughing.

Since this journey, thanks to Jehovah and Dr. Al-Rahawan, he has been doing so good and is handling his chemo so well. Like we tell him every night as he takes his oral meds and chemo “You’re a champ. You are brave. You are strong.” His braveness gives us hope and gives us strength to keep fighting. He’s our rock!