Tell us about your warrior and their journey: 

Braden is a shy but outgoing kiddo who loves to play video games on his Xbox with his cousin Noah in Arkansas, He loves to Skateboard and do tricks, and Play Pokémon GO.

At age 14, Braden was diagnosed with stage 2 nodular lymphocyte predominant hodgkins lymphoma on April 3rd, 2024.
On March 1st, Braden was taken to Fernley Renown Urgent Care for concerns about 2 large, non-painful swollen lymph nodes on his neck. Dr. Hall was very concerned and had blood drawn, which sent us to Reno for an Ultrasound that day. The Ultrasound, however, didn’t give clear results, so a CT scan with contrast was done the next day.
CT scan results weren’t clear either, so we were then Referred to Dr.Zucker with Renown Children’s Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. Braden then had a core biopsy done on March 14th, which actually came back negative for cancer. However, Dr.Zucker (Thankfully) said he wasn’t happy with that answer and suggested we take out one of the large lymph nodes and have it biopsied. So on April 2nd, Braden went in for his 2nd surgery and had a 6cm lymph node removed for testing, which unfortunately was malignant. We were informed Braden would need 3 cycles of Chemo. Braden has taken chemo so well and taken the news so well. We are so proud of him. He still has his bad days, and life has definitely changed for our family.

How has NNCCF impacted your family’s journey? 

NNCCF has been so wonderful to our family; they didn’t even know us but took us under their wing and made us part of their family. We are forever grateful that we were told to contact them. From making our kiddo smile and showering him with gifts and love, to helping with medical bills, we cannot thank them enough. They truly make you feel loved and never judged.

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