Update on Teagan: We are thankful to report that she has had a series of clean scans!!

On October 14 2020 Teagan was just 3 months old. She was brought into her pediatrician because of fussiness and some unusualness movements with her eyes. The pediatrician immediately sent them to the emergency room and a CT scan showed hydrocephalus. An Emergency exterior shunt was placed to relieve pressure. Six days later, an 16 hour surgery was performed to remove 95% of the tumor. A week later there was a second surgery to remove the last 5% of the tumor. There was a total of two tumors totaling 6 cm. Teagan was later diagnosed with Medulloblastoma, a type of pediatric brain cancer. Teagan then had a port put in place for high dose chemotherapy. Her first cycle of high dose chemotherapy started on Dec. 1 2020. She was transferred then from Hartford Children’s Hospital to Boston for her stem cell harvest. Her second cycle started Jan 5th 2021. Teagan vomited for over a month straight, received multiple blood transfusions, developed mucositis, and would no longer nurse or eat by mouth. A g-tube was put in place to help with nourishment and keep food down. After prayerful consideration, Teagans parents decided to discontinue chemotherapy because it was taking her too long to recoup from her previous cycle. Teagan was only able to complete 2/6 cycles which did not include the stem cell transplant. Teagans parents took her home to care for her and for her to be with her siblings. The only inclination that was given to them was that the tumor would grow back to it’s original size in 1 year. She had her first MRI 10 months post resurrection and 7 months post chemotherapy and had clear scans! Her second MRI, once again showed clear scans! Teagan is currently 22 months, eating by mouth, in PT learning to walk and copying everything her twin brother does! She is loved dearly and her parents are thankful for each day with her!