#SilasStrong

This is my grandson, Silas Cipollone, he is only 4 years old and this week has been diagnosed with stage 4 Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma,  a rare and agressive childhood cancer...He has a tumor in his lower abdomen and recent PET scan results show that cancer has spread to his spine.

Read about Rhabdomyosarcoma here:

http://sarcomahelp.org/rhabdomyosarcoma.html

Silas started Chemotherapy on July 13, 2018 and it will continue for 54 weeks. Once the tumor has shrunk, he will undergo surgery to remove it then radiation therapy to kill off any lingering cells in hopes that it doesn't relapse.  In addition he may need reconstructive surgery, depending on what the tumor is attached to. After treatment he will need to be monitored frequently to make sure the cancer doesn't reoccur. As of today, July 19, 2018 Silas isn't able to walk without pain and may need a wheelchair and or walker to assist him and physical therapy to get him mobile again. All of this makes this GoFundMe project so very vital to this family. 

Silas was going to start VPK in the fall and his mommy was looking forward to moving back into the workforce after being a stay at home mom for 4 years. All of that has now changed. Silas will be undergoing chemo for 54 weeks and his immunity to fight infection will be very low, he will not be able to go to school and his mommy will remain a stay at home mom as long as he needs her.

His daddy and mommy will have a long struggle ahead. Their expenses have already started mounting and will continue for years to come. In addition to the medical bills, they will need to make many changes to their home in order to care for an immune compromised child.

Please give what you can, share this with everyone and pray for him and his family. You can read more about his story at the link posted below.