Can You Imagine Having a Child with Cancer During a Pandemic?
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Just imagine having a child with cancer during this COVID-19 crisis–a pandemic that is leading to job loss or insecurity, financial hardship, mounting health concerns, and an overworked and exhausted health care community.
Today, you can have a direct and meaningful impact on local families who have a child with cancer and need your help..
Meet Axel! We are honored to share his uplifting story, as told with the help of his mom, as a way of spreading some positive light during these frequently dark periods of COVID-19.
“On a Friday back in 2017, Axel had a headache, which got worse over the weekend. The following day, the school sent him home and we took him to the hospital. He was diagnosed with a Germ Cell Tumor and endured months of chemotherapy, three brain surgeries and radiation, and spent a total of 9 months at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
During his recovery, Axel constantly talked about how he wanted to help other kids going through their cancer journeys. He wrote the most inspiring letter that he wants as many children in the hospital struggling with cancer to read, the postscript of which is as follows:
“Promise me that you will never give up. Everything I said is for you guys to remember that you can do it…I want all of you to know you can do this! “
Axel’s Video Google Drive Link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12adzrB7FIaHTL_oSYpOGtCJiL8-hqGBh?usp=sharing