Less Than A Month After This Little Girl Was Born, She Was Diagnosed With Cancer
Madison, Wisconsin. Elliott and Alex Luckenbill excitedly welcomed their little girl Eleanor into the world last month on September 4th.
“Two weeks with Eleanor and it’s been a dream,” Eleanor’s dad Alex wrote in an Instagram post celebrating his daughter. “I haven’t really slept so she is the real-life I dream.”
Just 21 days after Eleanor was born, her parents rushed her to a local hospital after she came down with a fever.
It was September 25th that Eleanor was admitted to the hospital, and just days later, Elliott and Alex got a horrifying diagnosis for her.
Eleanor, who was less than 1 month old at this point, was diagnosed as having cancer.
Childhood cancer is overwhelming enough to try to wrap your head around, but how does a child who hasn’t even spent a month on this earth get diagnosed with something that awful?
A few days ago on October 4th, Eleanor officially celebrated her one-month birthday. The week prior, she underwent her very first surgery to get a better understanding of what kind of cancer she has.
Instagram; pictured above is Eleanor with her mom
“The cancer type is a rare variation of an already rare cancer, Rhabdoid Tumor,” the Luckenbill’s loved ones wrote on a GoFundMe page.
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“The case is being presented to oncologists and surgeons across the country for further opinion. She’s still fighting to recover from her initial surgery which is the first step in her path forward.”
In a second update shared on October 6th, Eleanor’s parents said that her case was under discussion by the American Family Childrens’ Hospital Tumor Board, which is made up of many cancer specialists.
After having her case reviewed by the board, they will work to develop the best course of treatment for Eleanor.
“From initial scans, we believe the cancer is not in her brain and it seems to have originated in the abdomen,” Elliott and Alex said.
“She continues to be bright-eyed, responsive to our voice and touch, and comfortable. She has been a favorite among the staff at SSM with nurses and doctors regularly stopping in to check on her.”
“We can’t help but smile when we see several people each day just coming in to say hi and hold her hand; her grip around our fingers is incredibly strong!”
If you would like to donate to the GoFundMe that has been created to help cover Eleanor’s medical expenses, you can do that here.
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