A Special Note From The Davis Family
Gabe had experienced pain in his left knee for 3 years; we thought it was likely a sports injury from lacrosse and/or wrestling. In September, his latest physical therapist felt a round mass on his IT Band and on October 2 Gabe was diagnosed with an ultra rare cancer - Synovial Sarcoma - which impacts 1 to 3 people in a million.
Thankfully, Gabe's cancer is only stage one and has not spread anywhere else. Our doctors at KU Cancer Center started with a plan to do 6 rounds of chemo (5 days of continuous chemo followed by 16 days off). Gabe finished 3 rounds and they repeated his scans right before Christmas. The cancer still has not spread and instead of 5 days of chemo they are cutting it down to 4 days. One day may not sound like much, but it's a big deal to us. After chemo ends in late February Gabe will have another surgery on his knee. Then they'll determine if he needs radiation too.
We're hopeful that he's past surgery and up and walking for prom and graduation in the spring. We have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support from friends, teachers, classmates and lots of amazing people we don't even know in our beloved hometown of Platte City and from sports teammates and friends and family in the US and all over the world.
We never imagined we'd be on this side of the table facing cancer but we are grateful for the people and families who have walked this road before us that are checking in on us and sharing their experiences.
The generosity of the Landon's Legacy Foundation has helped us pay medical bills not covered by insurance, giving us one less thing to worry about.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!