Overcoming The Odds

I read an article about a kid that overcame a tumor.

The story is about Mathew. He was diagnosed with having a tumor in his abdomen just before starting kindergarten. At first his parents thought it was just the flu, but when he started craving foods even though he felt sick and his stomach was swelled they decided to take him into the emergency room. He took medicine to make the tumor smaller, but some of it was still there, so he had to have surgery to remove the rest. After the surgery he had to have a stem cell transplant, which was done by University of Minnesota Children's Hospital Fairview. it worked. The tumor was gone and Mathew is now an eleven year old boy who takes part in acting and sports. He is also thinking about a future in medicine. I think that this story is amazing and not just because he survived. It was really great to hear that he was always optimistic. He never let anyone tell him that he wouldn't survive. As it said in the article "he did not even consider death as a possibility when he was going through his treatment." I think that when someone is in a hard situation like this, their reaction and outlook on it, really show who that person is.

"Mathew O. An inquisitive mind." KS95 for Kids (2009)