Fight like Atlas

02/16/2026

Atlas’s port was being stubborn and didn’t want to draw, so we’ve been stuck in this room while they figured it out 😭. They finally got a blood return a little bit ago and we should be in a room (soon hopefully? 😭)

The first day of admission is always a lot of waiting and a lot of Atlas being hungry

02/16/2026

Chemo week!

02/14/2026

Happy Valentine’s Day 🩷 here’s baby Atlas from 2 years ago today 💖

02/13/2026

The sweetest boy 🩷

Scans are scheduled for March 5th and 6th (of course I already have scanxiety) and that’s when we’ll find out what the next steps are. If his cancer has not spread, we then consider flying out to NYC for surgery on the big tumor in his belly.

If his cancer has spread despite treatment, despite the lorlatnib, I’ve made the impossible decision to stop treatment and focus on Atlas’s quality of life and making memories. I can’t let him spend the rest of his life sick from treatments that aren’t working, or even just so much time in the hospital, time away from his sister. It wasn’t an easy decision, but it’s one I’ve had 9 months to think about. Coming into this we knew his neuroblastoma was aggressive, but I have hope still.

Chemo week is next week, we’ll be inpatient thankfully!

Atlas, you’re my hero ❤️‍🩹

02/10/2026

I get told I’m strong a lot. I’m not. I barely hold it together constantly. Sometimes I’m brought back to this video from the beginning of Atlas’s diagnosis and it hurts.

I don’t know how I’ve gotten through the past 9 months, I just know I’ve had to, and being alone as his only parent has been traumatic.

02/08/2026

Atlas’s version of hide and seek 😭💗 he’s feeling so good!

02/07/2026

Good morning from us 💗 everyone seems to be feeling better!

02/06/2026

Sick morning today! We’re all fighting something off 😞 Gaia has been patiently waiting for her favorite person to wake up 💗

02/05/2026

world cancer day

this isn’t a day i ever thought would mean something personal to us, but here we are

atlas has been through more than any little kid should ever have to handle
so much pain
so many procedures
so many hospital stays
things that hurt his body and scared him and took away pieces of his childhood

watching your child suffer changes you
it breaks something in you that never fully heals
there is nothing worse than feeling helpless while your baby is in pain. we have lived in survival mode for so long, trying to hold it together for him while quietly falling apart ourselves

and somehow atlas keeps going, he still smiles, he still laughs, he still fights every single day

today i’m thinking about every family living this life
every parent sitting in a hospital room, every child who didn’t get a choice

atlas you are everything to us
we will never stop fighting for you 💗

02/04/2026

please pray for Gavin’s family and for peace for them ❤️‍🩹

Our sweet angel went to be with Jesus this morning. After 1,966 days of fighting, he no longer needs to fight. He never got to be cancer-free or ring the bell — it was always a constant battle for him. Even though life was never easy, he loved going to Maddy’s hospital: warm blankets on demand, two TVs in the rooms, volunteers to play with, and nurses who were always just a call away.

We will never stop talking about you or fighting for better, so one day no parent has to go through this. We will never be the same and will forever have a hole in our hearts where you are missing. We are honored and blessed that God chose us to be your parents.

Thank you to everyone for the love, prayers, and donations over the last 5½ years. Because of you, we were able to make incredible memories together and travel for second opinions and clinical trials.

Please respect our privacy during this incredibly difficult time. There will be a service for immediate friends and family, and we will also have a celebration of life later for others to attend. I will share details once we have that information. 🤍

Please enjoy a root beer (preferably A&W), a Pepsi, some sour candy, or Culver’s today to honor our sweet, sweet boy.

Ways to support our family during this time

DoorDash gift cards from our Amazon wishlist

https://smile.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/65HAUXII66AL/?ref_=lol_ov_le

Venmo

Gavinstrong111
(Gavin in a yellow shirt in the picture and last 4 of phone number 4478)
There are several copy cat accounts now so please be sure there are only 3 ones after the Gavin strong and nothing else. To be 100% sure make sure you verify with the last 4 digits of the phone number