06/05/2023
Last year, at 3 months baby Jemma was diagnosed with a rare brain cancer called Choroid Plexus Carcinoma, the tumor was 1/3 of her brain and almost took her life the day it was discovered, she was life- watched to Children's Mercy in KC and after surviving an extensive resection surgery, she was treated with 6 cycles of high dose chemotherapy. During this time Jemma and her parents spent away from her siblings Jackson and Jane, she had countless blood and platelet transfusions, dozens of hospitalizations resulting in another 7 surgeries, 4 of the brain and due to this intense treatment she's had a lot of setbacks and side effects including a paralyzed half of her body, seizures, and feeding problems. Although Jemma is now in remission and declared cancer free, she has a long road of recovering ahead of her to regain all she's lost and stay healthy to have a long, independent, and happy life!
