On Saturday, February 9th, 2013, the doctor informed the Kidd family
that Jaxson had a brain tumor and their lives were forever changed.
Jaxson immediately had a shunt placed in his brain to relieve the pressure
to save his life. This surgery was followed by another very lengthy
surgery to remove as much of the brain tumor as possible. The biopsy
came back following the surgery with a diagnosis of Medulloblastoma,
a cancerous brain tumor. The Kidd family then headed to Oklahoma City
after recovering from his surgeries to receive 7 weeks of proton radiation.
Once the radiation was completed, the Kidd family returned to Tulsa
and Jaxson began 55 weeks of chemotherapy. Jaxson had numerous
hospital stays, fevers and infections. Due to this, Jaxson completed
most of his 1st grade school work homebound. Jaxson has now started
2nd grade at Bixby North Elementary and is able to attend class more often. Jaxson continues to ght headaches
and is also dealing with numerous side eects from the treatment he has received over the past 62 weeks.
He has regular appointments with the psychologist, physical therapist, oncologist, neurosurgeon, endocrinologist and a hearing doctor. Jaxson also has follow-up MRIs of his brain and spine to watch for tumor re-growth.
Jaxson’s journey is far from over, but he is strong and a fighter!