Rally For Rowan

01/31/2025

Rowan played hard today, he walked around the room some and has given me a lot of cuddles and sloppy kisses! So sweet! We had a scare last night, Rowan his his head on the bed railing, while bouncing back on the bed. He is fine, his platelets haven't dropped low enough for there to be excess bleeding. We've gotten through another day with no nose bleeds, no fevers, and no vomiting. He has however had another increase in diarreah, they are going to put him back on the antibiotics for the rest of our time here just to be safe. His levels are dropping slowly but not enough to need transfusions yet, I think he will need then by Monday. He has still been in a great mood, it amazes me how resilient he is! Tomorrow his dad will be swapping out with me for the weekend so I can ready the house for Rowan to come home. Spend some time with his brothers too. I miss my boys, still the thought of leaving him with the sitter already has my heart aching. I don't think I'll ever not cry when I leave him. 😢

01/29/2025

It's lunar new year! The hospital gave us panda express for lunch! Rowan is enjoying the chow mein! It's delicious! That diaper isn't a dirty one, wr are keeping it over the end of his feeding tube since we have been having issues with the new attachment they put on it leaking. Rowans levels are still looking good, he hasn't ran any fevers, or vomited, no nose bleeds so far. He has been in a great mood but his appetite hasn't been as good as it was before chemo. I'm so happy to see him eating his lunch. Friday I will be swapping out with his dad to go do some work on the house before Rowan comes home and spend some time with my boys! We were visited by the hospital Chaplin, he is always a delight to talk to and is going to bring me a study Bible. I'm really looking forward to that! Tuesday we will have a meeting with our cancer team to discuss Rowans care. Make sure we have everything we need for when we go home and answer any questions we have. We will start having to give him shots at home in the near future. Thankfully we have someone who can help with that! So far we are having a great day! Rowan woke me up at six this morning with violent kisses all over my face 🤣

01/27/2025

Rowan is very grumpy today. The hospital made us smoothies, he took a few sips of his and then started to cry. I've got to try to encourage him to eat and drink as much cold stuff as possible to keep him from getting sores in his mouth. Today is his last day of his antibiotics for the Cdiff, but they still want us to stay in isolation for a few more days. They also expect his levels to drop over this week so they are going to be ready to give him transfusion when he needs. His dad stopped by last night to get our dirty laundry and drop off some snacks and drinks. Rowan was so happy to see him he didn't want to go to bed. He didn't fall asleep until his dad left. We've got a long week ahead of us, I just pray he doesn't have bad nosebleeds. Thank you all for your continued prayers and support! 🥰

01/27/2025

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01/26/2025

3rd and final day of chemo, we can expect to be in here another week or more. They explained that typically after a child has had these chemo medications the week after or possibly longer. He will need transfusion, will run fevers, is at a higher risk of infection. I want him to be well taken care of, and I understand why he has to stay. Since his dad is working again I don't have anyone to swap out with and being stuck in the hospital is starting to get to me. Tomorrow is the last day he has to take the oral antibiotics for Cdiff, he has been doing much better, having less dirty diapers. His father will be out here sometime today to get our dirty clothes and things also bring out more clothes. Rowan has already gone through the clothes that were brought to the hospital for him. He is still in good spirits today, we can expect his good mood to decline over the next week. He will get to where he doesn't want to eat and probably want less cuddles from me. 😢 when he isn't feeling well he does not like to be touched by anyone! I'm going to try to enjoy the cuddles as much as possible before he kicks me (literally he kicks me) out of the bed. My love bug! If there was a way to trade places with him I would.

01/26/2025

Thank you to everyone who helped spread Rowans story and donated to his gofund me! We will be able to keep our house, our car, and any additional donations will got to ensuring we will always have our mortgage paid, getting caught up on bills, food, and care for Rowan and his brothers! You all are amazing! I'm in tears as I write this, a huge weight has been lifted off our shoulders! Thank you all so much! God bless you all! To our local community that I couldn't be more proud to be a part of I love you all! I mean that! Thank you! Thank you to our friends and family who have helped us as well! I meant what I said! I will thank you all a million times and never tire of it!

01/25/2025

01/25/2025

Prayers for this sweet boy and his family!

01/25/2025

Rowan wears size 5 diapers, there has been a misunderstanding there! But the size 3 we do have I'll be donating to the hospital for other kiddos to use!

01/25/2025

Please everyone, please like and share this darling boys page. He is battling with Neuroblastoma as well, and his family could use prayers and support as well! We are all in this together and need to do everything we can for as many kiddos as possible!
Liam will be in my prayers, please add him to yours! He is so adorable! That smile melts my heart!

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Liam is our 2 year old boy diagnosed with High Risk Neuroblastoma cancer on June 5, 2023.

01/25/2025

Clean, comfy, cozy, and sleeping with part of his pancake! Thank you Debra Hunt for everything you brought for him today! He had just had an accident when everything was brought to us. He is so cute! I have been calling him my love bug!
Rowan isn't feeling all that well after his chemo last night as expected he is refusing to eat or drink anything. He also isn't feeling up to playing and has been fussing at me anytime I try to wake him.
He has two more days of the antibiotics for C diff, lines up with his last day of chemo. Hopefully after we won't have to stay too much longer before we can go home for a little while.

01/25/2025

We've been asked a lot about why we don't have Rowan at St Judes. I would like to explain on why this is. I understand why so many think it is the best hospital for kiddos with cancer, and I'm by no means saying it's not great. Regardless of which hospital Rowan is in he will still receive the same care. There is a protocol in place when it comes to treating children with cancer that all hospitals have to follow. It would be no different there than it is here, unless we are participating in a study or experimental procedure. Those types of treatments are more of a last resort, since some are them are experimental. Rowan is getting the best care he can here at Nortons, they have been taking great care of him and on top of everything.

If we ever do reach a point where we have no choice left and if we qualify to be admitted into St. Judes then would definitely do whatever we could to save our son. He has a medical card so the medical bills haven't been this issue so much as everything else. We have 4 boys total, two of which who are on the spectrum and require a lot of care. We are trying to get 3 of our boys on disability to help ease the burden.
I know I don't owe anyone an explanation on these things but I want to be as up front and honest as I can be.
We weren't doing well before all of this. The boys father broke his leg and was out of work for half the year, the year prior to that he had a tumor removed from his jaw that had him out of work a short while. If I could work outside the home I would, My eldest sons autism is more severe and requires constant care, he has to be supervised at all times. The cost of a babysitter who could care for a child with his needs would be every bit of what I would make working outside the home. We have been fortunate to have family who have been helping us with our boys while we have been in and out of the hospital. I wish we didn't need help, I wish Rowan didn't have cancer at all and we could go back to the way things were.
Still I am so grateful to everyone for their help and their prayers. Thank you all so much!

01/25/2025

Charlie Beasley’s 3-year-old son Rowan has a type of cancer called neuroblastoma; he has a tumor in his stomach.

01/24/2025

Doing premeds now, around half an hour he will start chemo. Rowan is snacking on cheese crackers. He has been doing a lot of snacking today, I can't explain how happy it makes me seeing him eat so well. I was able to do the interview with Lex18 today, I think it went well. She told me they would air it tonight at 11, I hope I did okay. I want to get the word out about Rowan, I also want more parents to know about neuroblastoma. If they could see the signs earlier on, its so hard though. Most don't know their children have it until its at an advanced state.
I want help for him and for our family as well, but if I can somehow help others as well I will. Thank you everyone who has helped, prayed, and supported us during this difficult time.
Here is a video I made of Rowan for my Instagram, its from the other day when his dad was visiting. 🥰💛💛💛💛

01/24/2025

Rowan is starting his chemo today! He is napping right now but he has been doing so well! He has been happy and playful! He's been super generous with his kisses. I was asleep this morning and starting to kinda wake up, I could feel him, he had his arms wrapped around my head and was giving me all kinds of kisses on my face. He was making the kissy sounds and giggling. I eventually woke up to play but what a great way to start your day!

01/23/2025

As long as Rowan has a good day, and not a massive amount of diarreah they will start his chemo tomorrow. The doctors warned me that this round of chemo is going to be pretty hard on his body. He has been doing so well, he is so happy. Im not looking forward at all to seeing how he reacts to this round of chemo. I know it needs to be done so he can get better. It doesn't make it easier though, to see my poor baby so sick and in pain. I pray it goes smoothly for him. My sweet boy. He is so strong and brave! Please continue to pray! We need all the support we can get! We are reaching out to get get help with our bills and mortgage.

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01/22/2025

Correction, the interview has been rescheduled for Friday.

01/22/2025

I've been trying to update things a bit, I swear you used to be able to add more to a pages about section. Anyway Rowan has been really sleepy today, his dad stopped by last night and visited! Dropped off some snacks and things from home we needed.
I have some news that I'm really nervous about! Excited too! One of our followers reached out to local news stations and today at 3 I will be doing and interview with a reporter from LEX18. This will not only get the word out for Rowan but I hope to shed a little light on the cancer itself. Yes it's rare but I cant shake the feeling that it's something parents need to know about. Trying to inform others about this in hopes that maybe they could spot it sooner with their own children is really important to me. Of course Rowan and our family needs to come first right now but I plan on making it part of my life to spread word and advocate for children fighting cancer.
It's horrible that children getting cancer is even possible! It's just seems like something that shouldn't ever happen to someone so young. They've barely started living their lives and they are already fighting for it. I could go on and on.
Right now I am going to try to make myself preventable, Anthony brought me one of my nicer shirts from home. I may keep my sweater on though I haven't decided. I need to charge my phone and figure out how I'm going to get it set up. Thank you everyone for everything! I have another video to share with you that you might find ammusing!

Edit: interview has been rescheduled for Friday at 4!