Yesterday our world flipped upside down. We discovered a large mass on Jack’s stomach and immediately brought him to Strong in Rochester to be evaluated. After a X-ray and ultrasound we were admitted to the pediatric oncology floor. Last night he had a CT scan that confirmed the doctors assumption; Jack has nephroblastoma - Wilms Tumor, a form of kidney cancer. Today I have met with two of his several teams of doctors, the rest I will meet throughout the day. Typically, treatment is initial surgery followed by 9-12 weeks of chemotherapy. However, Jack falls into the small portion of 5-10% of patients, that have tumors and cancer in both kidneys. Due to this, we can not risk surgery up front. Jack has 4 tumors in his right kidney and at least 4 tumors in his left. However his left kidney is under a lot of stress, has fluid building up around it and is starting limit the ability of urine to leave it. Due to this, our oncology team needs to collaborate with several other teams before we get our official diagnosis and treatment plan tomorrow. We appreciate the outpouring of love, encouragement, texts, phone calls and prayers. This is something you can never prepare for or imagine will happen to you. Jack’s spirits are high. He is being spoiled rotten by all the nurses here. He is enjoying the constant supply of snacks, movies and faces coming and going. Again, we can’t thank you all enough. You are getting us through! We love you all 💛