Please Help Jaylin With His Cancer Battle

Hi my name is Aja and in June 2023 my son Jaylin, had a tumor removed from his spine. The surgery went well until the next week when we received the test results. We found out Jaylin has mesenchymal chondrosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer. The game plan was 6 rounds of chemotherapy, but the doctors decided it's also best for Jaylin also do a special treatment called proton therapy, which is an advanced form of radiation therapy that treats tumors with a precise dose of radiation that conforms to the shape of the tumor, reducing the risk of side effects and damage to surrounding healthy tissues. This along with chemotherapy will help reduce the chances of this rare cancer returning.

This type therapy is only offered in a few places in the country and luckily they have a facility in Cincinnati. This treatment is required everyday, Monday-Friday for 7 weeks, on top of 6 rounds of chemotherapy. Which is a beast itself because his chemotherapy rounds requires a 4-day stay in the hospital.

Luckily my mother lives near Cincinnati and without hesitation offered her home and care for the 7 weeks it will take for him to complete the proton therapy treatment. Since she lives considerably closer it was a better option than us driving 6 hours everyday. I will still be making the trips to take him to some of his proton therapy appointments, as well as staying at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital for the 4 days his round of chemotherapy will take.

When Jaylin has finished his 7 weeks of proton therapy treatment in Cincinnati, he will have to return to Riley's Children's Hospital in Indianapolis to complete the remainder of his chemotherapy there.

This is not only going to be emotionally, mentally, spiritually hard for everyone ....it's also going to be financially hard. The days I have to miss work for these treatments and hospital stays I do not get paid and there is only so much the hospital can assistance with financially. I am setting up a Go Fund Me to help offset any of the treatments, travel and other expenses that may arise during this time.

Jaylin has a warrior spirit and will win this fight! But we will need an army to help!