Force is Strong

“Angel was born with chromosome 17 Q12 deletion. Which caused him multiple health conditions.

#1)multiple heart defects requiring him to have his heart completely rebuilt when he was just 3 days old.

#2) polycystic kidney disease, and he will require a kidney transplant at some point. Currently his kidney function is at 30%

#3 & 4) pancreas failure & exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, which at some point he will need a pancreas transplant.
And MODY (maturity onset diabetes of the youth) currently his pancreas is failing.

Angel was given to his Grandparents to raise when he was a baby after his birth Parents decided they weren’t up to being Parents . His Mimi & Papa are now Mom & Dad…he knows no one else…

When Angel was 3 years old, he was diagnosed with stage 4 high-risk neuroblastoma and fought through horrific treatment for 1.5 years (chemo, radiation, bone marrow transplant, tumor resection surgery, immunotherapy) & Just before he was to ring the bell at the end of treatment he relapsed.
We are hoping for a miracle and that one day this nightmare will be over and he will be cancer free.

Because of his heart & kidney disease cancer treatment has been extremely difficult & dangerous. Traditional treatments have caused him complications that “normal before cancer kids” don’t deal with. He has endured horrific treatment to rid his body of the awful disease and sadly so far we have not been successful.

Last week Angel had a Gtube placed in his belly bc we he can’t eat enough to grow, he hasn’t grown since he was diagnosed with cancer at 3

Though looking at him you wouldn’t see the pain he’s in daily as he lives his life even while battling cancer with a smile & hilarious sense of humor

Angel is the coolest kid you will ever know. So smart and so funny and so loving."