An Unusual First Four Years of Life

My son, Ethan, has had a very unusual first four years of life. Most of his first year was spent in and out of the hospital, receiving out-patient chemotherapy, three sclerotherapies, and intensive physical therapy - all due to a rare, non-cancerous (but very harmful) vascular tumor on his lower right leg. There was even talk of amputating his leg at the knee and/or trying some experimental adult chemotherapy. My husband was a full-time law student at the time, and even though I was the “breadwinner” for the family, I had to quit my job to care for my son during this unexpected and life-threatening illness. With my job, went our family’s insurance, and we were incredibly fortunate to be able to have Ethan qualify for Medicaid.

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No child left alone: Volunteers mentor children of inmates

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