Shieran was diagnosed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia on July 24 2018 at 23 years old. His first round of treatment started immediately and was lifesaving. Fortunately he reached remission in the short span of a few weeks. The only available treatment is at Vancouver General Hospital. He spent the last two years travelling the circumference of the earth TWICE, back and forth from Penticton to Vancouver ensuring he never missed a treatment. He had 6 treatments left. On Sunday March 22 2020, Shieran began to feel unwell. Considering the state of the world we truely believed he had contracted covid-19. We called his doctor in Vancouver who stated he must go to the emergency room in Penticton. After 7 hours and zero answers shieran was discharged. Throughout the night his pain worsened to the point I believed he could have a heart attack. His mom arrived to drive him to Vancouver so he could be at the hospital by morning. Once at Vancouver General they began testing. Negative for coronavirus, okay good. Positive for blasts in his blood (cancer cells), and his blood counts were abnormal. Our worst fear. They admit him immediately and order more tests. Bone marrow biopsy confirms our worst nightmare, the cancer is back. After everything. This time is different. We both have to leave our lives in Penticton and move to Vancouver. Something we fought so hard against the first time. Shierans new treatment plan requires closer monitoring. He's facing a bone marrow transplant, and new strong chemo drugs. We need to be as close to Vancouver General as we can. Additionally a CT has revealed that Shieran has fractures in both hips and his femurs have had reduced blood flow that has affected his bones. He requires double hip/femur surgery and permanent rods inserted for stability. This adds a lot to his recovery. With the way the world is right now, things are moving slowly and have more obstacles. Shieran is not allowed any visitors, and has to spend at least the next 30 days alone in hospital. No outside comforts. Treatment will take an additional two years, on his two years invested. Shieran has been a fighter his whole life (try arguing with him). In these times he is going to need support in anyway possible. Donate blood. Register through the Canadian Blood Foundation. 1 882 DONATE Register to be a bone marrow donor, you could save a life you don't even know. Also through the Canadian Blood Services. www.Blood.ca I know everyone in the world is rubbing dollars together right now, but two years of being out of work, two years of cancer treatment, a layoff at the same time as a mandatory big city move, and two more years of treatment is a monumentous financial burden, anything will help get us a little further in this long journey. Thank you for listening ♥️

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