Hi there!! My name is Kristina Mahan and I am a co-worker and friend of Jessie Mason. We both work opposite shifts as RN's in the Baptist NICU in Little Rock, AR. Jessie's husband Brendan is also a healthcare hero. They have four beautiful children, two sets of twins to be exact. Sawyer and Sadie are their oldest and then Declan ("Deckie") and Kegan are their youngest. Our spotlight for prayers, good vibes, and any financial support that can be given is on Declan.
Let me stop here and paste in what Jessie posted recently about why sweet Deckie is in need:
We are still waiting to meet with the surgeons. The mass is larger than they thought but it is isolated to his right kidney. They are thinking Wilms’ tumor. The CT showed he was clear of other masses in his chest, abdomen, and pelvis. We don’t know when surgery will be but our nurse said he is NPO after midnight. They will start chemo 10 days after his surgery. They are going to place his port during his surgery so he won’t have to be put to sleep twice. We are still in such shock.
The current plan for this tiny fighter is:
They consulted 6 other hospitals about their opinion on his treatment. Unanimously, they agreed to chemo first and surgery second. Declan has a high probability of another Wilms’ tumor so we need to try to save as much of his kidney as possible. If we removed the tumor today, they would have to take half of his kidney. So, we are heading down to surgery for port placement. Should take about two hours total. We will start chemo tonight or in the AM. Will discuss what all that entails after surgery. Plan is to do 6 weeks of chemo, repeat scans, and either remove tumor or 6 more weeks of chemo, surgery and then 6 more weeks of chemo after that. Just pray….
Thank you all as donations continue to come in for Deckie and his family!! There has also been an Amazon wish list account set up since last update as well. The link is 
