DIAGNOSIS INFORMATION
Diagnosis:
Neuroblastoma
Treated at:
Wake Forest Brenner Children's Medical Center Winston-Salem, NC And Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Current Status:
No Evidence of Disease and In-Treatment
Age at Diagnosis:
2
Khalid A.
Location: Greensboro, NC, US Age: 5
2010 Ambassador Kid
Five-year-old Khalid looks up at the sky in wonder as he dreams of walking on the moon. It may seem like a passing childhood dream, but this is where the future begins. As a young child, astronaut Buzz Aldrin had the same dream, and the world watched as he made his mark on the moon's surface.
But Khalid has neuroblastoma, one of the most deadly forms of childhood cancer.
As a rambunctious 2-year-old in a house full of nine children, Khalid's uncharacteristic lack of energy and low-grade fever were signs of a common cold. But when he dropped two pounds in a week, Danielle took him to the emergency room where multiple tumors were disc...
Five-year-old Khalid looks up at the sky in wonder as he dreams of walking on the moon. It may seem like a passing childhood dream, but this is where the future begins. As a young child, astronaut Buzz Aldrin had the same dream, and the world watched as he made his mark on the moon's surface.
But Khalid has neuroblastoma, one of the most deadly forms of childhood cancer.
As a rambunctious 2-year-old in a house full of nine children, Khalid's uncharacteristic lack of energy and low-grade fever were signs of a common cold. But when he dropped two pounds in a week, Danielle took him to the emergency room where multiple tumors were disc...
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