Cannon’s Story

Site created on June 11, 2021

On Wednesday, June 10, Cannon (10) went in for surgery - a very minor, planned surgery. After he was put under, the doctor noticed the left side of his abdomen was distended. She immediately cancelled the surgery, and told Amanda she thought there was possibly a mass. He was transported via ambulance and underwent imaging where they found a massive tumor (probably cancerous) on his kidney - 15 cm and encompassing his kidney entirely. They then went for further imaging and found more spots on his lungs. He will undergo a surgery in the next week and the entire kidney and tumor will be removed. There will be potential further treatments after that. As you can imagine, having your child diagnosed with something like this is scary, stressful and well, unexpected. Let’s alleviate stress by offering support where we are able - financially, with meals, in the home and with childcare needs. Let’s rally to support the Eisenmayer clan ♥️ Please click “ways to help” to see how to best offer support. 

Newest Update

Journal entry by Destinee McClung

Cannon had his first round of chemo on Monday. He handled it like a champ and it wasn’t hard for him at all. The rest of the day was harder though. He’s been really nauseous since Monday evening and there’s been a good amount of dry heaving/throwing up. He wasn’t able to eat anything until Tuesday afternoon and that was one bite of his fave subway sandwich every 15-30 min. Zofran seems to make him throw up immediately so we’ll be asking the doc about using something else.
Cannon will have 24 more chemo sessions. In 5 weeks, they will do another CT scan to check his lungs. If the spots are still visible, he will also need radiation. 


We have three “ways to help” listed- go fund me, meal train, and Cannon’s wishlist. The wishlist is from Amazon and ships directly to the Eisenmayer’s, and is full of comfy items and small toys that are useable at the hospital. If you click “ways to help” you’ll see the three links!

We really appreciate all the love and support everyone has been sending! ♥️ Let’s keep up the support and prayers! 
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