Mason Arik: Off to School.....

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Off to School.....

It's Tuesday morning and Mason slept 12 hours. He did not even eat dinner last night. Fell asleep with a painful headache. Thankfully, his headache vanished in his sleep. He was ready for school, excited about the Halloween party tomorrow.

2 comments:

Melinda said...: So happy he's feeling better and that he's excited about the Halloween party tomorrow. And glad to hear the headaches aren't constant for him! Thanks for the updates!!!

Melinda; October 26, 2010 at 8:31 PM
Anonymous said...: Thanks for the updates, I check on how your family is doing everyday. Stay strong for your children, which I'm sure is very hard at times. God bless you.; October 27, 2010 at 10:21 AM

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About Mason Arik

To continue Mason's dream and his memory, we dedicate this blog to him. He has been diagnosed with Diffuse Pontine Glioma (Brain Tumor) (04/22/10). He courageously battled his cancer for 11 1/2 months. On March 29th, 2011, it was snowing in Heaven. He is and will be missed forever. We will continue to write and share the strength and courage that Mason has taught us as well as the many other lives he has touched, near and far. Links are listed below to provide additional information regarding DIPG.

Discovery of Tumor-Dx April 22, 2010

Beginning in March of 2010, Mason complained of severe headaches, mostly at night. Then the headaches went from 2-3 times a month (over a 2 month period) to every night and more severe, by the 3rd night I contacted his pediatrician. I was told to give him Excedrin Migraine.

But by the next day we were walking to school and he had double vision- Thanks to the school nurse, we scheduled an appointment that day with Sabates eye care. After his eye was dilated they noticed his eyes were shifting. An immediate MRI was scheduled.

After the most agonizing MRI, we went home awaiting the results. That's when we were told it was a tumor (pontine glioma) We waited to visit the doctor before researching the internet. So imagine the shock to hear this is the worst locations to find a tumor, inside the brain stem. (inoperable and unfortunately very serious)