Mason’s Story

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Mason will be turning 4 this December and if you know Mason “Spidy” (his stuffed Spider-Man) will not be far from his side. He is all boy, full of energy, laughter and loves fast cars. Mason enjoys playing with his dog Benelli, his cousins and his little brother Emmett (6 months).  A few weeks ago Mason’s right leg was giving him trouble. After multiple doctor visits, tests, x-rays and MRI's of his leg, hip, spine and brain the doctors found a tumor located on the left side of Mason's brain. The surgeon recommended immediate surgery and cleared his schedule. Mason went into surgery on October 17, and after approximately 3.5 hours the doctors were able to remove the tumor. The tumor was the size of the surgeons fist and was located under a major blood vessel making it very difficult for the surgeon to remove. Mason suffered blood loss during surgery and was given one unit of blood. A sample of the tumor was sent for testing and the surgeon informed the family that Mason would suffer a deficit on his right side.

On Thursday October 18, Anthony and Sarah received the horrific news that the tumor was cancerous. A sample was sent to St. Jude’s for further testing to determine the specific type of cancer and whether it was in stage 2 or stage 3. The proposed treatment is 5-6 weeks radiation and possibly 4 weeks of chemo at the Rochester Mayo Clinic, subject to results of further testing on the tumor.  The hospital is providing Mason with therapy and on Friday October 19, Mason was able to walk with assistance. We are hoping Mason will be going home soon to some normalcy before he heads to the Mayo for treatment. Please send your prayers to the family and visit “Go Fund Me” under “Ways to Help” if you can. #Masonstrong


Newest Update

Journal entry by Sarah Yellen

Mason just completed his first round of 4 rounds of chemo a week and a half ago on 3/29/19. He had a check up at the clinic this past Friday morning and was doing well. Over the weekend he was fine but on Sunday he started complaining of headaches. 
Last night he woke me up a few times crying out and moaning. I brought him into bed with me and by morning I felt his forehead to find he was burning up. I took his temp and he had a high temp, high enough I needed to call his oncology clinic, and they of course told me to bring him in. We checked in at the Children’s Minneapolis ER this morning at 840. They took his blood to check blood counts and then quickly started him on an IV of fluids and antibiotics. When his blood counts came back we learned he has an all time low white blood cell count and zero anc counts. Which means he’s at a extreme high risk to infection and pretty much no immune system right now. 
This is so surprising to me as we were just at the MN Timberwolves game yesterday. Besides complaining of headaches he was doing pretty good. It’s crazy to me how quickly things can change. 
He was admitted to the hospital this morning at about 11am from the ER. We’ve been told he’ll for sure be hospitalized till Wednesday and possibly longer depending on how he’s doing. They won’t release him unless it’s safe to do so. He’s doing okay. He’s had bad headaches and body aches but they’re giving him meds to help the pain. 
Please pray he stays healthy, that we can get his counts up, and he can come home soon! ❤️
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