Spencer L.

This is Spencer. She’s a professional child Model who loves unicorns, kittens, and anything to do with “Ryan’s toy Review”.

In August 2020 she was diagnosis with Leukemia (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia). I found out about her diagnosis because she had fell off her scooter and she had to get her arm in a cast. Her arm wasn’t broken or anything but the Dr said she has such small bones and couldn’t see where the tear was so they casted her for 2 weeks because they figured whatever was broken would mend back from being cast.

Well once the 2 weeks were up the Dr that removed the cast noticed something in her x-rays and he had advised me to get a full blood workup on Spencer. Confused on why he would say that, and I couldn’t think of what he could meant by that. So that weekend I went out with a girl I had met from offer up (I bought a ring light from her for Spencer’s virtual castings). I kid you not, she was telling me her story about her son and how he was in remission from cancer (he’s 2 years old). I listened to her story (didn’t know my child in the car seat next to him was in the same boat) it bought several tears to my eyes because he’s so little you know. Well, after my weekend with her, I thought nothing of it so I took Spencer to the children’s ER at St Mary Hospital that Monday and that when I got the news that would forever change our world forever.... Spencer was diagnosis with Leukemia.

Now I’m sitting there thinking back prior to this on how she had been complaining about her fingers and arm was hurting not to mention her legs were hurting as well. She had extreme weight loss and I had taken her to her pediatrician and they assured me it was growth spurts for the legs. As for the arm they said that’s the results from her having on a cast. And stress for the weight loss because of Covid and by being inside and no social contact restrictions. Well I was not buying that, so I kept watching her...I had noticed that she was not eating much and was getting very tired and was having a hard time walking and just wanted to sleep all the time. If any one knows my child u would know this wasn’t her usual she’s very active, social, and always eating…if you ever heard the expression a mother knows there child well this was living proof right here. Well on the plus part since I kept my eye on her so at least we were able to catch it early before it spread to the spine and organs which was a plus for us.

Now we are just taking it day by day. She is doing much better now but we still have a 2 ½ year road of recovery. I try to keep her in good spirits by always staying positive for her and still treating her the way I did prior to her diagnosis. We have had some ups and downs, but for the most part this has been an incredible journey. I’ve met some awesome people along the way and had the most unbelievable support a person going thru this can ask for. As a parent whenever you notice anything out of the ordinary please speak up take your child to the doctor also never go with the first opinion by any doctors because they are human just like us they may not know it all but us as moms and parents we know our kids and we are sometimes the best underpaid doctors our kids can ask for…..