Lucas’s Story

Site created on December 30, 2022

Welcome Family and Friends.  We invite you to join us on a journey we never imagined taking. We hope this site will make it easier for everyone to receive all of the latest information and updates as we travel along. On December 26th, Lucas went to the Dr. for a recheck thinking that a virus was not responding to medication.  By the end of the day, Lucas was admitted to ICU.  On December 27th, Lucas was diagnosed with Leukemia.  On December 29th, Lucas and his family were moved to St. Jude's in Memphis, Tennessee for approximately 6-12 weeks to receive intensive treatment.   The journey ahead will be long.  The support has been overwhelming and this will continue to soften the hard moments and days.  At the time of diagnosis, Lucas is 15 months old.  He is joined in Memphis by both of his parents and his 5 month old sister Luna.  For the animal lovers out there, the family pets are in the care of a family member. As a family, we ask for prayer above all.  If you wish to support in other ways, please see the "Ways to Help" tab on this site.  There are several preferred options available and we will update those as needed.  If you have questions regarding ways to help, please connect with Danica or her mom Trish. Thank you for joining Lucas on his road to recovery.   

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Journal entry by Trish C

Hello Family and Friends
Update from Danica
Week 21/120 of treatment. 
The homesickness has started to hit full swing. We are in the middle of week 5 down in Memphis, and getting antsy to get home. Of course, right as we get his sugars under control, he got to resume chemo (which is great, but it lowered his sugar again). The Memphis team also reached out to our genetic doctor from a few months back just to double check and see if there’s any potential reason he’s having glucose trouble other than due to treatment. So for now we’re stuck here until they can get his sugars under control without intervention or until they can set up our follow up appointments with an endocrinologist close to home. But finding an endocrinologist that can squeeze us into their schedule has been a challenge. Endos are hard to find, so they’re also always booked. We feel like sitting ducks to be honest. 
On a good note: the babies are still having fun. They love to play in the family commons, especially when they get to see other kids there.
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