We have an update to share about Reginald from his mom, Danielle.
Reginald is a young baby who was diagnosed with cancer when he was 5 months old.
On December 23rd, Reginald’s parents took him to their local clinic after he wasn’t feeling well. When abnormal labs came back, Reginald was quickly referred to the emergency department. At the local ED, an incidental finding of a growth on his kidney was discovered. The family drove through the night to Children’s Minnesota in Minneapolis, where a full workup was completed.
On December 24th, Reginald was admitted to the PICU and scheduled to have his kidney and tumor removed on December 26th. The family spent a week in the ICU before his levels stabilized, and he was then transferred to the oncology floor while they awaited results. On January 2nd, the family learned he had a rhabdoid tumor, and a few days later it was confirmed he was stage 3. Chemotherapy quickly started.
Reginald wasn’t discharged from the hospital until January 12th. Following his discharge, he completed 6 rounds of radiation while in Minneapolis before his care was transferred to Duluth to complete chemotherapy.
Later in February, Reginald had a complication affecting his liver called Veno-Occlusive Disease (VOD), or Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome (SOS). His care was quickly transferred to Children’s Hospital, and he was admitted for 10 days to be stabilized and observed. Despite all of this and some additional bumps along the way, Reginald remains a smiley, happy baby.
The goal is for Reginald to be cancer-free by the end of his birthday month in August.
