A playful push at 12 years old left Evan Gallant in a great deal of ache and led doctors to find a slow-growing tumor the dimension of a softball.
After years of treatment, the former higher school baseball star is still fighting a rare neurological cancer.
WMTW spoke along with Evan Gallant 3 years ago, as quickly as he was playing baseball at Portland higher School despite undergoing surgery and chemotherapy.
“I don’t already know specifically exactly how long it is until I can easily call myself a survivor, yet so far, it’s all of good,” Gallant said at the time.
His mother, Pattie Gallant, said the last 3 years haven’t gone as Evan Gallant had hoped.
“They didn’t truly already know exactly what to expect, and they were giving us the most effective case scenario, and unfortunately it has actually carried out every one of the points and behaved in means that they never ever expected it to,” Pattie Gallant said.
Evan Gallant started IV chemotherapy for the very first time as section of his treatment and was unable to speak to WMTW.
His mother showed photos of him or her over the years battling a type of cancer that is so rare, just one others individual in the country has actually it.
“He has actually a tough faith. We the two do, and he’s never ever ever questioned why is this happening to me,” Pattie Gallant said.
He’s survived as doctors and his moms and dad spend a great deal of time searching for brand-new treatment tips as quickly as there are no answers.
“I can’t position my power in to the cancer part. I have actually to position my power in to we live for today. We appreciate today,” Pattie Gallant said.
Evan Gallant’s battle has actually provided them demand to commemorate this year.
“This will certainly be his fifth birthday. He’s just had four birthdays. He was born on Leap Day 1996,” Pattie Gallant said.
Family friend John Adams is functioning on a strategy for Evan Gallant’s 20th birthday party and fundraiser, calling it a labor of love.
“It’s checking out be filled along with enjoy and power and beneficial believing and prayer and ideally a great deal of cash,” Adams said.
Friends are raising your hard earned cash to tips the family pay for bills and to cross some points off of Evan’s list.
“He’s constantly wished to visit Italy, and I already know his dream is to go along with his dad and to appreciate Italy and visit where his family, his dad’s family is from,” Pattie Gallant said.
Friends said the family has actually been outstanding facing the fight. Pattie Gallant said her son is strong as nails.
“He’s, he’s got a strong, tough resolve. We constantly check out the glass as half-full,” Pattie Gallant said.
The family is celebrating Evan’s birthday on Feb. 29 at Dimillo’s in Portland.
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