Three years ago
today, Tillery was diagnosed with a large cancerous brain tumor at only 15
months old. She has had 15 surgeries and 64 doses of chemotherapy and she’s
only 4 years old. Last month, Tillery said goodbye to the oncology life when
she had her port removed following 6 months of tumor stability. Her tumor
caused some severe physical delays that she fought hard to overcome (and
continues to fight through weekly physical therapy and gymnastics). Tillery
still has about half of the mass in her brain, which can never be fully removed
due to its risky location. Instead, Tillery goes every 3 months for an MRI to
make sure the tumor isn’t actively growing and as long as it remains stable,
she continues to live life as a normal kid. Tillery’s oncology and neurosurgery
team do expect growth again over the next few years, in which case, Tillery
will begin back on weekly chemotherapy. Her tumor will continue to go in waves
of growth and stability throughout her life, resulting in her never being able
to go into remission. Currently, we say we are “on the other side” of her
cancer diagnosis and it’s true what they say, the grass really is greener here.
These pictures are how our journey began.
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#GoGold2017
To support
childhood cancer research in honor of kids like Tillery, make a donation to our
team (TIL Foundation) with Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation.
https://www.alexslemonade.org/mypage/1314958
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