JOHAN ROSALES

#TEAMJOHANMEMO

Family Support Fundraiser

Johan’s Story:

Johan is a 2-year-old from Duarte, CA. Johan is shy, but once he becomes comfortable he is very funny and loving. Johan’s journey started he became ill with high fevers and flu-like symptoms. We told his doctor, but due to COVID, the doctor said they needed to wait 5 days to see if his symptoms continue. On the 5th day, he still had the same symptoms so he was taken in. They determined he had fluid in his lungs and Pneumonia.

As they waited to be transferred to Kaiser Sunset LA, they ran more tests including a CT scan. The scan showed a grapefruit-size tumor in his left chest cavity that was pushing on his lung. He has then diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma Cancer. It was found that his tumor growth rate is extremely aggressive. His oncologist even mentioned that it is was one of the most aggressive tumors he had ever seen and Johan was given a prognosis of 6 mos. to a year to live.

Johan passed away on April 15th. He went peacefully in his sleep. His parents, while grief-stricken, have expressed their immense gratitude for Campaign OAAT and the community for supporting their campaign. Through our combined efforts, we were able to help his family make some final memories together. He spent joy-filled days exploring Disneyworld and GKTW with his parents and sibling. These positive end-of-life experiences are something they will hold onto forever. Thank you.