Sam loves riding horses. He loves visiting his local fire station and exploring the trucks. Every year, he also shows a hog at his local county fair.
His parents, Tausha and Doug, describe him as loving and kind, with a smile or hug for everyone he meets.
One summer evening, while helping Sam take a bath, Doug noticed a lump on his neck. The family initially hoped it was an allergy or something similarly minor. But within a week, they found themselves undergoing tests that led to a diagnosis they never expected.
“I thought, ‘There’s no way this can be cancer,’” Tausha recalls.
Sam was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LBL). T-LBL and T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) are closely related blood cancers that begin in immature white blood cells. The distinction between them is based largely on where the cancer cells are found in the body.
Because Sam also has Down syndrome, his diagnosis was particularly uncommon and his treatment required close monitoring.
Treatment for ALL and LBL typically involves a combination of several medicines given over an extended period. For Sam, that meant more than 100 days in the hospital as his care team monitored his response and managed complications along the way.
During treatment, Sam experienced an allergic reaction to one of the medicines in his regimen. His care team recommended a different treatment option, allowing him to continue with this important part of his planned therapy.
The experience was difficult for the whole family. Tausha describes Sam as a “very sensitive soul” who could easily tell when she was upset. At the hardest moments, she sometimes left the room to cry so that he would not become frightened.
Beyond the hospital, friends and neighbors found many ways to support Sam and his family. One of the most memorable came when Sam was too unwell to show his hog at the county fair. A friend stepped in to show it for him, and community members came together at the auction to purchase the hog for $26,000.
“The support that we have received has been overwhelming,” Tausha says. “Our family has been blessed by so many people.”
Today, Sam is back to spending time with the people he loves and enjoying some of his favorite activities. His family acknowledges that uncertainty remains, but they are optimistic about the years ahead.
“We feel like Sam is going to have a long, happy and healthy life for many years to come,” Tausha says.
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