I'm Riding For

Elliot

Elliott is my cousin and is a 10 year old boy from Lacassine, LA who was diagnosed with High Risk Pre B cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) on November 27, 2015 at the age of 3. He spent most of December 2015 in the Children's Hospital of New Orleans. Elliott is in remission(Praise the Lord!) and finished treatment in 2019. Since boys can relapse in their testicles, they endure an extra year as opposed to girls. His treatment lasted a total of 3.5 years. He has had countless blood and platelet transfusions and several unplanned hospital stays due to fevers caused by viruses. The family has endured a lot in years since Elliott's diagnosis. He was Elliott’s Godfather and is missed tremendously. Childhood cancer does not only affect the child but the family as well. Only 4% of all cancer research funds are designated to Childhood cancer. There are HUNDREDS of types of childhood cancer but still only 4% funding.