Meet Nolan, a courageous acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) warrior. 
At simply 5 months previous, Nolan started displaying flu-like signs and would get up screaming in ache, inconsolable. His dad and mom took him to the emergency room, the place bloodwork revealed that he had acute myelogenous leukemia (AML).
Nolan was enrolled in a medical trial and commenced remedy instantly. Throughout his remedy, he spent six months in isolation, unable to play within the hospital’s playroom, make associates, or spend holidays with prolonged household. Regardless of these challenges, his mom, Kim, recollects, “He by no means as soon as threw a tantrum. He was at all times comfortable and loving all through remedy regardless of all of his uncomfortable side effects.”
His remedy routine included chemotherapy, a bone marrow transplant, a number of bone marrow aspirations with lumbar punctures, central line placement and elimination, and a lip tie clip. These therapies, whereas obligatory, led to quite a few uncomfortable side effects comparable to rashes, fevers, neutropenia, fatigue, abdomen points, fluid overload, sepsis, and feeding difficulties. These issues made it difficult for Nolan to succeed in typical developmental milestones.
“He realized to face and crawl in a small hospital room,” Kim shared. “He didn’t get the infancy of most each different toddler. We made the perfect of it. Too many milestones had been met in a hospital setting.“
At the moment, Nolan has been in remission for the previous 12 months. His resilience and cheerful spirit all through his arduous journey make him a real Gold Ribbon Hero.
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