Baby Sawyer's Neuroblastoma Recovery Fund
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Little Sawyer was born on August 23, 2018, his entrance into a world of the unknown. He is now 9 ½ months old. Sawyer is a delightful energetic and always a happy little baby. He is Kristin and Nick’s first child and my first grandson.
This past April, Sawyer developed a high fever. Nick took him to the doctor who recommended Tylenol as treatment. The next day his fever was still high and his parents brought him to the emergency room. Sawyer went through the customary procedures in an attempt to determine the cause of his fever. One of the medical staff recommended a chest x-ray for Sawyer. The x-ray revealed a mass in his chest.
Further testing at the Phoenix Children’s Hospital disclosed Sawyer having a malignant neuroblastoma. The worst of fears had been confirmed, cancer. Cancer begins when healthy cells change and grow out of control, forming a mass called a tumor. A tumor can be cancerous or benign. A cancerous tumor is malignant, meaning it can grow and spread to other parts of the body. A benign tumor means the tumor can grow but will not spread.
What is Neuroblastoma?
Neuroblastoma is a solid, cancerous tumor that begins in the nerve cells in infants and young children. The tumor forms when immature nerve cells, called neuroblasts, do not mature properly. The cancer often starts in the tissue of the adrenal glands, which are the glands that control heart rate and blood pressure, located on the top of both kidneys. It can also start in the nerve tissue near the spine in the neck, chest, abdomen, or pelvis, but it most often begins in the adrenal glands. The adrenal glands are located on top of both kidneys. These glands make hormones that help control body functions. (American Society of Clinical Oncology)
Each year, about 800 children are diagnosed with neuroblastoma in the United States. It accounts for 6% of all childhood cancers in the United States. Almost 90% of neuroblastoma is found in children younger than 5. It is the third most common type of cancer in children in general and the most common cancer in children younger than 1 to 2 years old. It is rare in people older than 10. (American Society of Clinical Oncology)
Sawyer’s surgery to remove the cancerous mass is scheduled for Thursday morning, June 13, 2019, at the Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Sawyer is expected to be hospitalized from four to six days if everything goes well.
This is where we come in as Kristin and Nick seriously need financial support. They need to be able to focus everything they have on their little boy. Sawyer’s care is going to cost a great deal and every dollar raised will be used toward his surgery and recovery.
If you are able to donate, please do so. I am asking you to share this campaign on your Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages so we can provide them the support they need, both emotionally and financially.
#sawyerstrong
This past April, Sawyer developed a high fever. Nick took him to the doctor who recommended Tylenol as treatment. The next day his fever was still high and his parents brought him to the emergency room. Sawyer went through the customary procedures in an attempt to determine the cause of his fever. One of the medical staff recommended a chest x-ray for Sawyer. The x-ray revealed a mass in his chest.
Further testing at the Phoenix Children’s Hospital disclosed Sawyer having a malignant neuroblastoma. The worst of fears had been confirmed, cancer. Cancer begins when healthy cells change and grow out of control, forming a mass called a tumor. A tumor can be cancerous or benign. A cancerous tumor is malignant, meaning it can grow and spread to other parts of the body. A benign tumor means the tumor can grow but will not spread.
What is Neuroblastoma?
Neuroblastoma is a solid, cancerous tumor that begins in the nerve cells in infants and young children. The tumor forms when immature nerve cells, called neuroblasts, do not mature properly. The cancer often starts in the tissue of the adrenal glands, which are the glands that control heart rate and blood pressure, located on the top of both kidneys. It can also start in the nerve tissue near the spine in the neck, chest, abdomen, or pelvis, but it most often begins in the adrenal glands. The adrenal glands are located on top of both kidneys. These glands make hormones that help control body functions. (American Society of Clinical Oncology)
Each year, about 800 children are diagnosed with neuroblastoma in the United States. It accounts for 6% of all childhood cancers in the United States. Almost 90% of neuroblastoma is found in children younger than 5. It is the third most common type of cancer in children in general and the most common cancer in children younger than 1 to 2 years old. It is rare in people older than 10. (American Society of Clinical Oncology)
Sawyer’s surgery to remove the cancerous mass is scheduled for Thursday morning, June 13, 2019, at the Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Sawyer is expected to be hospitalized from four to six days if everything goes well.
This is where we come in as Kristin and Nick seriously need financial support. They need to be able to focus everything they have on their little boy. Sawyer’s care is going to cost a great deal and every dollar raised will be used toward his surgery and recovery.
If you are able to donate, please do so. I am asking you to share this campaign on your Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages so we can provide them the support they need, both emotionally and financially.
#sawyerstrong
Organizer and beneficiary
Rob Kroeger
Organizer
Gilbert, AZ
Kristin Kroeger
Beneficiary