诊断
布兰恩·本杰明（Breann Benjamin）生动地记得去年的那一天，她被告知儿子患有癌症。
Landon, the oldest of her three boys, had recently turned 7 and had been complaining about back and leg pain. Then, random bruises started appearing on his body, which was not super alarming at first for an active, red-headed boy who loves soccer and football. He was also feeling really tired a lot of the time—not what you would expect from a 7-year-old. As the symptoms progressed and more bruises appeared, Breann scheduled an appointment with Landon’s pediatrician.
那是2017年9月11日。Breann将Landon带到了他的早晨任命，在她知道之前，她被告知要他穿过马路进行血液检查。作为母亲，布兰恩在心中感受到了它。有些问题。
几个小时后，布雷恩（Breann）接到兰登（Landon）的儿科医生的电话，告诉她她需要立即将兰登带到急诊室。布兰恩（Breann）的家人在医院与她和兰登（Landon）见面，然后他们一起等待。他们继续等待永恒的感觉，直到最终，医生来与他们交谈。那时，一家人听到他们最大的恐惧大声说。
我们认为这是白血病。
第二天，确认诊断。兰登（Landon）是一个有趣的运动栖息，7岁的孩子，患有癌症，特别是急性淋巴细胞白血病（ALL）。
急性淋巴细胞白血病
According to MD Anderson Cancer Center, each year about 3,500 children are diagnosed with leukemia in the United States. Leukemia is a cancer that begins in the bone marrow, where new blood cells are formed.
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common type of childhood leukemia. ALL affects lymphoid stems cells which, in healthy bone marrow, are responsible for creating lymphoblasts that develop into different types of healthy white blood cells. These healthy white blood cells are then used to fight infection. When a person has ALL, the lymphoid stem cells make large amounts of diseased lymphoblasts and diseased white blood cells. These cancerous cells crowd out the healthy cells and are not good at fighting infection.
Although ALL is an aggressive form of cancer, it has a five-year survival rate of about 90%, making it the most treatable type of childhood leukemia.
Next Steps
Everything was happening so fast. Looking back on it, Breann explained,
我们很幸运。我们带他第一次任命的第二天，兰登被正式诊断出。我知道有些家庭等待几个月才能确切诊断。
That being said, the family was forced to spring into action, and Breann instantly began thinking about where to go to get her son the best possible care.
她开始评估近距离的医院，她认为这会给兰登一个打架的机会。她记得兰登（Landon）的医生来找她，并让她知道他们非常欢迎兰登（Landon）带到他们认为最适合他们需求的任何医院，但他也向她的家人保证，他们可以在当地使用相同的方案来对待Landon。
Just two days after being admitted to the hospital, Landon began his course of treatment locally at Banner Children’s at Cardon Children’s Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona.
开始治疗
Life became a rollercoaster ride for both Landon and his family as they were forced to adjust to a new way of life. Landon’s care team put him on a 3-and-a-half-year treatment protocol, which included chemotherapy. Because cancer and its treatment can take a huge toll on a person’s body and can weaken the immune system, he had to be pulled from school. Doing normal, everyday things was no longer an option.
图片由Lift Up Up Landon Facebook页面提供
看着您的孩子接受治疗并不容易，但是拥有强大的支持系统和您信任的团队有助于帮助您的家人在整个过程中。Breann解释说，她在Cardon Children's Medical Center的医生，医疗社会工作者和儿童生活专家拥有出色的经验。她说，
他们帮助我,兰登和我的家人ily so much. I’ve had social workers sit with me and just let me cry. I absolutely love everyone there.
开始非营利组织
学习他们的儿子得了癌症之前,Breann和her husband, Nate, had been talking about finding a charity they could work with to give back. They were looking for something they could do together to teach their growing family about the importance of helping others. Though you may think Landon’s diagnosis would have put those plans on hold, it was the opposite. Shortly after the diagnosis, Landon’s family was inspired to start their own nonprofit.
Right from the start, there were doctors and nutritionists who met with Landon’s family to explain the things they should look out for and do to keep Landon safe. Breann recalled,
最困扰我的是兰登的免疫系统受到妥协，我们必须确保他将回到卫生环境中。
当回想起诊断后对自己有帮助的事情时，一家人想到了一个想法。他们决定启动他们的第一个计划，“爱”，以帮助为被诊断出危及生命的疾病的儿童家庭提供洗衣篮。每个篮子都充满了必需品，例如毛巾，漂白剂，消毒剂湿巾，洗手液，手套和口罩。
照片由Breann Benjamin提供
Landon’s family’s nonprofit is called Love Like Landon, and it recently became 501(c) certified. Aside from donating baskets of supplies, Love Like Landon has also partnered with local cleaning companies to provide families of pediatric patients with a deep clean of their homes so they are safe and ready for their child’s return from the hospital. In terms of future projects, the nonprofit is working toward funding childhood cancer research as well as providing “chemo buddies” to kids going through treatment. The idea for “chemo buddies” is that a volunteer would come entertain and play with children going through chemotherapy to give kids something to look forward to on their treatment days and give parents a much-needed break.
您可以想象，支持一个接受癌症治疗的孩子可能是一项全职工作，因此，Breann感谢她的父母和姐妹在像Landon这样的爱情的日常运营时得到全力支持。Breann和她的家人发誓永远不要为自己的非营利组织带来一分钱，并继续将所有捐款重新投资回馈。布兰恩说，她对儿子的医生和儿童生活专家的教导感到惊讶，并认为他们现在能够教育和帮助他人。
兰登现在在哪里？
Today, Landon is 8 years old and is about a year into his 3-and-a-half-year treatment protocol. While there have been a few bumps along the way, he has been responding well to treatment and is currently in remission. Landon recently started third grade in August--quite the milestone after having to miss almost all his second-grade year due to treatment. He has two younger brothers, 2-year-old Asher and 1-year-old Dallas, and is very excited to welcome his first little sister this December.
尽管兰登无法回到足球或足球场，但他已经成为视频游戏迷。兰登（Landon）的父母对他对电子游戏的新发现并不完全激动，但他们确实喜欢他将自己的思想从事并再次成为孩子。
Landon and his family are very optimistic about the future and look forward to continuing to help other families through Love Like Landon.
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