Zieke 3-jarige overspoeld met superhelden tekeningen | #superheroesforbenny
ArrayNadat de 3-jarige Ben Austin gediagnosticeerd werd met nierkanker, besloot de familie een oproep te doen aan mensen om superhelden te tekenen. Na de oproep onder de tag ‘superheroesforbenny’, en diverse tekeningen werden opgestuurd Niet snel hierna stroomden de tekeningen binnen. De ouders van Ben: „We hopen dat dit het idee versterkt dat hij net zo sterk, zo niet sterker, is als elke superheld,” vertelt de vader aan Today Parents.
The Austins say Ben will go through 12 weeks of chemotherapy, and will be checked halfway through the treatment period to determine whether his entire kidney, or only part of it, will need to be removed. The Austins also have an 11-week-old daughter, Elle, and say that Ben’s diagnosis has not stopped him from being a typical 3-year-old big brother.
“As family and friends, we were all feeling pretty helpless in the face of profoundly surprising and scary news,” said Kusminsky. “I hope — for as much as a 3 year old can grasp these things — that when Ben receives these drawings, he feels supported and really embraced by a whole extended village he never knew he had.”
Ben’s aunt, Jonelle Kusminsky, posted a call to action on Facebook this week, asking people to make a picture of their favorite superhero and mail it to her nephew to encourage him as he begins treatment.
“His cousin had the idea for his friends and family to send hand-drawn pictures of superheroes with motivational phrases for Ben,” dad Jason told TODAY Parents. “We are just hoping this eases his transition into his new normal. We hope that this reinforces the idea that he is just as strong, if not stronger, than any of the superheroes.”
After Ben was diagnosed last week with a form of pediatric kidney cancer called a Wilms tumor, his family learned he will go through months of chemotherapy treatment and surgeries.
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