Today, from 10 until 3, Sébastien will be undergoing tests. Forty-five minutes preparation including anesthesia for the PET scan, the CT scan and whatever else comes after… then the wait for a diagnostic. Swollen lymph nodes could mean two things: an infection like EBV (which people who are not immuno-suppressed can easily fight off) or cancer.
The swollen lymph nodes were discovered during an ultra-sound just last week. Sébastien seemed to have been complaining about a sore tummy, and Jasmina was happy SickKids investigated before their trip to Winnipeg.
The Oncology unit seemed optimistic and gave David and Jasmina reason to hope that it might only be an infection. It has to be confirmed, but Jasmina and David are determined to stay positive.
“You’d be amazed to see him,” Jasmina was telling me, “he pulls himself up to sit, and he scoots everywhere… He’s really determined to walk, and yesterday he pulled himself onto his knees!” I didn’t ask if it was to say a prayer…
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