Child diagnosis for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

Hi,

Unfortunately my 6 year old nephew has recently been diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. We are obviously distraught but I'm hoping to reach out to any other parents who might have been through something similar and if there is any advice that you could share? We are aware that the probably of the cancer going into remission and him being cured is reasonably high but we are more concerned about the longer term impact on his  education, the (lack of) social interaction with others due to his low immunity levels and the gruelling first 6 months of his treatment. Any advice would be much appreciated! Thanks in advance

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  • Hi chigz999,

    Welcome to Cancer Chat. I'm so sorry to read of what your nephew is going through at the moment - I can imagine this must be incredibly difficult for all of you.

    My reply here will boost your post so more people will see it, and if anyone has similar experience to share then hopefully they'll be along soon. Do also browse or search (using the button in the blue bar above) the forum for other similar discussions/topics if you haven't already.

    Wishing your nephew and all of you all the best,

    Ben
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  • Hi chigz999,

    Welcome to Cancer Chat. I'm so sorry to read of what your nephew is going through at the moment - I can imagine this must be incredibly difficult for all of you.

    My reply here will boost your post so more people will see it, and if anyone has similar experience to share then hopefully they'll be along soon. Do also browse or search (using the button in the blue bar above) the forum for other similar discussions/topics if you haven't already.

    Wishing your nephew and all of you all the best,

    Ben
    Cancer Chat Moderator

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