Youngster has surgical procedure for uncommon tumor

A LITTLE BOY FROM EASLEY JUST CAME THROUGH SURGERY IN CHARLESTON FOR A RARE TUMOR. OUR CAROL CLARKE JOINS US NOW WITH HIS STORY. SYDNEY LITTLE, 21 MONTH OLD BRODY TABOR’S TUMOR IS EXTREMELY RARE. HIS DOCTOR TOLD ME IT IS LITERALLY 1 IN 1,000,000. HIS SURGERY BEGAN THIS MORNING, AND IT TOOK MORE THAN EIGHT HOURS WITH THE CARDIAC TEAM AND AN ABDOMINAL TEAM WITH WHAT HE’S BEEN THROUGH. HIS FAMILY AND DOCTORS ARE AMAZED AND THEY’RE GRATEFUL HE’S STILL HERE. THESE HALLWAYS AT MUSC CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL HAVE BEEN HOME FOR BRODY TABOR AND HIS FAMILY SINCE JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. WE LEFT THE HOUSE GOING TO A CARDIOLOGY APPOINTMENT AND ENDED UP IN CHARLESTON. HIS TUMOR ORIGINATED IN THE LIVER AND FROM THE LIVER IT WENT UP THROUGH THE BLOOD VESSELS INTO HIS HEART. WHEN THE TABORS GOT TO CHARLESTON, BRODY WAS SO SICK AND SO JUST AFRAID. HE ONLY SAID LIKE, HE ROTATED BETWEEN, LIKE, 3 OR 4 DIFFERENT WORDS AND WAS JUST SCARED OF EVERYONE. HE WOULD ONLY SAY, HELP ME AND ALL DONE AND AND. AND HE STOPPED WALKING. BUT THAT CHANGED AFTER SEVERAL ROUNDS OF CHEMOTHERAPY IN AN EFFORT TO SHRINK THE TUMORS. HE’S A MIRACLE. WE ALMOST LOST HIM. HE CRASHED SEVERAL TIMES, AND HIS BLOOD PRESSURE WAS 28 OVER 20. AT ONE POINT. HIS FAMILY SAYS FAITH AND CARE AND BRODY SPIRIT, WHO? HAVE CARRIED THEM THIS FAR. EVEN WEARING HIS HEART MONITOR IN A BACKPACK HASN’T SLOWED HIM DOWN. NOW. SURGERY TO REMOVE THE TUMORS WRAPPED AROUND HIS LIVER AND HEART, AND HIS DOCTORS HAVE HOPE. YOU KNOW, KIDS ARE AMAZING. THEY’RE SO RESILIENT. AND HE’S BEING A KID AND PLAYING AND NOT REALIZING, PERHAPS, THAT HE’S IN THE HOSPITAL AND HE’S REALLY HANDLED EVERYTHING SO WELL. HE’S EVERYONE AROUND HIM. ENCOURAGED BY A LITTLE BOY’S EVER CHEERFUL SPIRIT. AND HERE’S THE BEST NEWS OF ALL. LATE THIS AFTERNOON. CODY’S MOM TOLD ME BY TEXT THAT SURGEONS SAY THE TUMOR IS COMPLETELY OUT. BUT EVEN AFTER THE SURGERY, BRODY WILL STILL NEED TREATMENT AT MUSC. MOST LIKELY A FEW MORE ROUNDS OF CHEMO. WE’LL LET YOU KNOW HOW HE’S DOING. HIS MOM HAS BEEN WITH HIM SINCE JANUARY. HIS FAMILY HAS TRAVELED BACK AND FORTH FROM EASLEY, AND AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT, THAT CAN GET EXPENSIVE. BRODY’S UNCLE STARTED A GOFUNDME TO HELP WITH THOSE EXPENSES. YOU CAN FIND THE ACCOUNT ON GOFUNDME BY LOOKING UNDER.

‘Actually one in 1,000,000’: Youngster has surgical procedure for uncommon tumor

Rhody Tabor, a 21-month-old boy from Easley, South Carolina, underwent an intensive surgical procedure to take away a uncommon tumor, together with his household and docs expressing amazement at his resilience.Rhody’s tumor is extraordinarily uncommon, together with his physician describing it as “actually one in 1,000,000.” The surgical procedure, which passed off at MUSC Kids’s Hospital, started within the morning and lasted greater than eight hours, involving each a cardiac crew and an stomach crew.These hallways at MUSC Kids’s Hospital have been house for Rhody and his household since January of this yr.”We left the home going to a cardiology appointment and ended up in Charleston,” stated Anna Tabor, Rhody’s mom.”His tumor originated within the liver, and from the liver it went up by way of the blood vessels, into his coronary heart,” stated Rhody’s physician.When the Tabors arrived in Charleston, South Carolina, for the surgical procedure, Rhody was very sick.”So sick and so afraid. He solely stated between like three or 4 totally different phrases and was simply afraid of everybody and he would solely say assist me and all accomplished. He stopped strolling,” stated Anna Tabor.After a number of rounds of chemotherapy to shrink the tumors, Rhody’s situation started to enhance.”He is a miracle. We nearly misplaced him. He crashed a number of instances, and his blood strain was 28/20 at one level,” stated Anna Tabor.His household attributes his progress to religion, care and Rhody’s spirit.Late Wednesday afternoon, Rhody’s mom shared that surgeons efficiently eliminated the tumor fully. Nevertheless, Rhody will nonetheless want additional remedy at MUSC, probably together with just a few extra rounds of chemotherapy.Rhody’s mom has been with him since January, and his household has traveled backwards and forwards from Easley, which has been pricey. To assist with bills, Rhody’s uncle began a GoFundMe marketing campaign.

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Rhody’s tumor is extraordinarily uncommon, together with his physician describing it as “actually one in 1,000,000.” The surgical procedure, which passed off at MUSC Kids’s Hospital, started within the morning and lasted greater than eight hours, involving each a cardiac crew and an stomach crew.

These hallways at MUSC Kids’s Hospital have been house for Rhody and his household since January of this yr.

“We left the home going to a cardiology appointment and ended up in Charleston,” stated Anna Tabor, Rhody’s mom.

“His tumor originated within the liver, and from the liver it went up by way of the blood vessels, into his coronary heart,” stated Rhody’s physician.

When the Tabors arrived in Charleston, South Carolina, for the surgical procedure, Rhody was very sick.

“So sick and so afraid. He solely stated between like three or 4 totally different phrases and was simply afraid of everybody and he would solely say assist me and all accomplished. He stopped strolling,” stated Anna Tabor.

After a number of rounds of chemotherapy to shrink the tumors, Rhody’s situation started to enhance.

“He is a miracle. We nearly misplaced him. He crashed a number of instances, and his blood strain was 28/20 at one level,” stated Anna Tabor.

His household attributes his progress to religion, care and Rhody’s spirit.

Late Wednesday afternoon, Rhody’s mom shared that surgeons efficiently eliminated the tumor fully. Nevertheless, Rhody will nonetheless want additional remedy at MUSC, probably together with just a few extra rounds of chemotherapy.

Rhody’s mom has been with him since January, and his household has traveled backwards and forwards from Easley, which has been pricey. To assist with bills, Rhody’s uncle began a GoFundMe marketing campaign.