Joshua Tomassi
Despite the long road ahead, Joshua continues to stay motivated knowing he will beat cancer soon.
When we welcomed our beautiful, healthy baby girl into this world in January of 2011, we never expected that nine months later she would be diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). After several weeks of ear infections, low grade fever, and sleepless nights her blood work showed that something was really wrong. On Caroline’s first Halloween we were sent to Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital. The next day we heard the words that no parent wants to hear. Our baby girl had cancer. She immediately started treatment and our lives were turned upside down.
We spent 65 consecutive days and many more in the hospital, including Caroline’s first Thanksgiving, Christmas, and birthday. Words cannot be used to describe how difficult it is to watch your baby endure painful procedures and receive chemotherapy. It is even more difficult when you have another child to care for as well. Our family was torn between home and the hospital. With the support of so many, we got through this hard time. Eventually, Caroline came home and spent the reminder of her chemotherapy as an outpatient. It was a very long two years.
Watching your child suffer because of cancer is something no parent should have to go through. We are grateful for the care that Caroline received at Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital.
Last fall at age 5, Caroline was diagnosed with an extremely rare tumor for kids in her right parotid gland. She had 2 surgeries at Upstate to remove the tumor and didn’t require any further treatment (we are extremely thankful for that). Now 6 years old, she has survived cancer twice and is a healthy and thriving kindergartner. She is one tough little girl.
Despite the long road ahead, Joshua continues to stay motivated knowing he will beat cancer soon.
To say that the last few months have been a roller coaster would be a huge understatement.
Archie was 7 months old when he was diagnosed with Wilms’ tumor, a type of kidney cancer. He endured a nearly 12-hour surgery…
She was a full, vibrant child, who was so much more than her cancer which she never let it bring her down.
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