Our Warriors Who Inspire Us

At the end of September 2020, two year old Connor starting complaining of being tired. He began having head and neck pain, started vomiting daily and very quickly was unable to stand or walk without tipping over from dizziness.  

An MRI in October 2020 revealed a large brain tumor and Connor underwent an 8 hour brain tumor resection.  He was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a type of pediatric brain cancer. After 2 weeks in the hospital, he was discharged and taken to St Jude Children's hospital in Memphis, TN for treatment.

In December 2020, Connor began his first cycle of 8 months worth of chemotherapy. Connor handled chemo like the true superhero he is, with minor side effects and never complaining about anything. He finished treatment in July 2021 and moved back home to ND.

In October 2021, Connor returned to TN for his first post treatment MRI's. Unfortunately his cancer had returned in that short time as two new brain tumors were found. He underwent yet another brain surgery to remove these tumors.  He endured 6 weeks of proton therapy radiation and was able to return home right before Christmas.

He will return to St Jude in February 2022 to make sure he hasn't relapsed again. 

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