Austin Fights Leukemia

A while back, Austin was having some unexplainable health issues. Primarily, chronic basil cell spots on his face, but also in random spots all over his body. This lead to us digging deeper into the why.

He was diagnosed with a mutation in his TP53 gene. A condition he was born with called Li-Fraumeni Syndrome. Simple terms, he does not oxidize stress and his first line of defense for tumors is suppressed.

Fast forward to the last few months, Austin hasn’t been feeling well. He had pneumonia, Epstein Barr virus, Mono, and a few other things. Austin didn’t settle for these responses. With extreme pain deep in his bones, and chronic nerve pain, the hospital was a frequent spot he’d end up, which ended with no answers and more frustration.

Finally, Austin landed with an incredible Hematologist out of the University of Miami. Between her and a leukemia specialist, they diagnosed Austin with blood cancer on April 15th. Austin had a bone marrow biopsy that same day and a ton of bloodwork in order to find a diagnosis.

We waited 4 VERY long days to find out the exact diagnosis. On April 19th, he was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.

Although it’s not the prognosis we were hoping and praying for, we are thankful to have answers and to get Austin started with treatment.

Austin will be admitted to the University of Miami tomorrow to start chemotherapy and to have a bone marrow transplant. We are thrilled with the team of doctors on his case, and are INCREDIBLY thankful, blessed and appreciative of all of our friends and family who have showed us support in this incredibly challenging time.

We thank you all for your continued prayers, good vibes, and happy remarks! It is extremely uplifting to know how good our people and community are. We love you guys!

We will continue to keep you posted on Austin’s journey on his CaringBridge . Feel free to share with friends and family who are interested in the updates.