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Edited by Masque of Night:
11/12/2013 9:50:30 PM
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My son...has been diagnosed with a brain tumor.
I don't care how many assholes comment negatively on this, I don't care what negative attention this receives, I feel it's well worth posting. I know at least one or two people here will be kind enough to care, and any positive comment, i'll be truly grateful for.
Yesterday at about one o'clock my girlfriend, mother, and I took our now eight week old son to the emergency room. He couldn't keep food down, was very pale, lethargic, and would do nothing but cry when he was actually able to stay awake...first the CAT scan revealed a heavy bleed, later that day he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. He's currently in the PICU (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit) under constant watch. The MRI and MRA tests revealed the tumor is the size of a lemon, has been there since birth, and has shown signs of being malignant/cancerous. It turns out the sudden reaction was the result of hemorrhage.
So...any well wishes, any positive comment, I don't care who it's from. I'll appreciate it and be thankful for the rest of my life. I doubt i'll be on here very much at all aside from maybe once or twice to see what you guys have to say, but that'll probably be it...goodnight, everyone. And again, from the bottom of my heart, thank you all.
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Edited by Masque of Night: 11/19/2013 9:05:06 PM
Started a new topic: Memorial thread...my son has passed on.(136 Replies))
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1 ReplyEdited by BADMAGIK: 11/19/2013 9:25:27 PMI'm having a really hard time believing any of this.
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2 RepliesEdited by TheNeighbor23: 11/18/2013 4:27:21 AMLook I'm sorrr-rr-rryy m-mm-mmmaaa-mmaann lloookkk i-im ssoorry that imm suuucking aattt texting ittss jjuuust tthhhat my scrreeen iss aallllll slippery ffrrom my treeares!!!! :(
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3 RepliesNovember 15th, 2013. 11:27 PM. I'm sorry if i'm being too much, and I know I did an update very late last night, but I feel like sharing this for anyone who's been keeping tags who could use some extra good news...it helped cheer me up a lot today. :) Today he's been stable, they started giving him a little bit of a stronger pain medication to supplement his regular dose of tylenol so he'll be more comfortable. His mother and I were able to feed him, hold him, and change him more today. We're getting more used to doing it while he's still hooked up to the monitors and machines. And both times when he started getting sleepy I read him stories from a story book I bought for him during his stay in the hospital...for the last one it almost seemed like he'd try to wake himself up a little bit just to hear the rest of the story, but since he ended up passing out before I finished it, I promised him i'd finish it when I could. And also earlier when I was talking to him and petting his cheek when he was calm in bed, the nurse had to come check his eyes. I was on one side, her the other. She got the one she could, but couldn't get the other with how he was turned. He kept staring at me and couldn't get him to turn his head to her, so we switched sides. I didn't say a word the whole time, but he still knew and turned his head toward me again. We ended up having to stay on the same side of the bed for her to be able to check him...I can tell he misses me when i'm not there. Anytime he's fussy and I interact with him, he calms right down...I even saw a little smile one time when he was dozing off today.
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*is amused*
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1 ReplyI don't believe any of this at all.
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Truly sorry to hear that man. I sincerely hope, as bleak as it may seem, that he gets better.
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12 RepliesEdited by Saruman: 11/13/2013 6:36:00 AMHemp oil can cure this.
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Dang, sorry to here that. I hope all the best for you and your family.
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3 RepliesI'm not going to say I'm sorry, because that implies it is something that [i]I've[/i] done. But good luck, man. My condolences.
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Wow i read this and it's heartbreaking. If anything like this happened to me i don't know what the hell i'd do. Keep your hopes up mate because it will be alright. Keep us posted :)
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1 ReplyMy condolences, OP. We're so lucky that the Flood has accumulated a mass of benevolent members. My uncle has the same issue as well, and is trying to fight it. Similarily, I did post a thread about my friend that committed suicide infront of me and a few dozen students walking home, complete with a news article about the awful event, but as opposed to an outreached helping hand, I was greeted with "f[u]u[/u]ck off with this topic, this isn't facebook, get over it, he deserved it, does this look like a blog to you" etc., etc. As I'm only fourteen, I won't pretend to understand how this feels, but if it's of any merit, my prayers are with you. Godspeed, my friend.
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1 ReplyMan -blam!- cancer! The world will (obviously) be a better place when that shit is as curable as the common cold.
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I've been checking this thread every day since it was made. Best of luck to you and your child.
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Edited by II Smiggles II: 11/12/2013 5:48:33 AMI'm so sorry. I sincerely hope everything will be okay and your son recovers. My absolute well wishes go out to you. Keep strong friend. You're going through something unimaginably difficult. So sorry
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2 RepliesHow your son doing right now?
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1 ReplyKeep your hopes up, there is a good chance everything will work out, but if your down and show it, it will affect everyone. Be strong brother, and if I did believe, I'd pray for you. Ps, as another said, open an account, I'm sure many of us will donate.
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1 Reply>brain tumor size of a lemon. Now, I'm no biology major, but wouldn't that be, like, most of what's in his head? If they take it out, will he just have a giant hollow spot in his head, or what?
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This is breaking my heart.
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3 RepliesHey, could you open a paypal account? You have a good community to back you up on this, and if we could help in any way to fight for your son, at the very least I would be very willing to donate and help out in any way possible.
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1 ReplyGood luck to you, your son, and your girlfriend, what is your sons name?
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8 RepliesEdited by Garadax: 11/13/2013 6:43:03 PMGet ready for the storm that's coming. You may very well [spoiler]lose your son.[/spoiler] I would start preparing myself for that, if I were you.
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May god be with him I'll be rooting for both you and your son
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Aww. I'm so sorry man, my best wishes to you and your son
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Jesus, I am so sorry. I don't know what to say, but I'll keep your son in my prayers. I'll say a rosary after I finish this post.
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4 RepliesNovember 15th, 2013. 12:58 PM. He's still remained relatively stable, the worst that has happened have been very minor seizures occurring at random times, but no new damage has been caused by them as far as could be detected and he's now on medicine that should prevent those. I'll likely be staying the entire weekend there. The removal surgery should be sometime next week, after which the oncologist we spoke to will analyze the tumor to determine what kind of treatment, if any, will be needed afterward.
