Caidens Fight Against a Terminal Brain Stem Tumour
Helping our son have the best chance at fighting terminal brain cancer, with the use of natural medicines.
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Caiden is a 5 year old boy who was sadly diagnosed with a terminal brain stem tumour called DIPG on 14th of November 2022. Caiden has grade 4 brain cancer which is every parents worst nightmare. Prognosis for DIPG is normally between 9 to 12 months, with radiation being the only treatment available to hopefully help prolong life. Survival rates are less than 1%.
Caiden started a clinical trial in June 2023, but sadly he had severe side effects from the chemo medications, & ended up being hospitalized for 7 weeks. Caidens mum & dad have always firmly believed that quality of life is paramount for Caiden, & because the drugs aren't guaranteed to prolong life & aren't a cure, they decided to take him off the trial medication & start giving him natural medicines to help his immune system have the best chance at fighting the cancer. Such a hard decision to make.
Natural medicines are costly & not subsidised, & there are huge costs associated with the ongoing consultations to be able to ensure Caiden is on the best combinations of medicines, to give his body the best chance at fighting against this evil monster.
Both mum and dad are not able to work so that they can give Caiden the best care possible, while spending quality time together as a family. Time is precious. They also have 3 other kids to care for alongside of Caiden. Money is very tight, & they are trying their very best as a family to do all they can for their beautiful boy, while holding onto hope for a miracle.
Some of the medicines include: Tumeric, CBD oil (a medical prescription for this has been provided to the Givealittle team) Sea Cucumber, Zinc, Vitamin D3, Vitamin C, TBL12, Turkey Tail mushroom sourced from the USA
Caiden's previous Givealittle page can be found here: https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/please-help-caiden-and-his-family
We have another Givealittle page running to take Caiden on holiday here: https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/help-us-make-caidens-dream-come-true
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Natural medicines, immunotherapy, naturopath and herbal medicine consultations. We also have a bucket list to fulfill for Caiden too.
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Latest update
MRI results from yesterday 19 April 2024
Firstly we would just like to say a huge thank you for all your love, kindness and support. It really does take a village when you are going through such tragic circumstances, to help get through each and every day. Words can never describe how grateful we are to have crossed paths with you all in one way or another.
We have had some fantastic news from Caidens MRI scan yesterday. His tumour is responding to the radiotherapy treatment. We have had some shrinkage since his last scan 6 weeks ago!! This is such a relief to know that our decision to put him through another round of radiation, after finding out his tumour had doubled in size was the right decision to make. It's so scary as a parent having to make such huge life threatening decisions, in hope that it gives our son more quality time here with us.
We are still waiting for a cure.... radiation will only help for so long :( We just hope with every part of our being that a miracle cure happens in time for our son to receive it.
Meanwhile we are busy making precious memories, and planning our big trip to Australia, where Caiden can see all the birds and wildlife that he loves the most 🥰
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