LANDON MEO

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FAMILY SUPPORT

$4,703.16 OF $10,000

We are launching this family support fundraiser for Landon Meo and his family. Every dollar of this fundraiser will go directly to Landon’s family to help them financially.

Campaign One At A Time was working with Landon’s mom, Breanna, to create a campaign to make a dream trip to the beaches of San Diego and Legoland come true for Landon.

But a few days ago, Breanna let the team know…

“Landon has been experiencing immense amounts of pain and we had a scan done which showed some significant cancer progression in the brain. The doctor estimates he probably only has a week or maybe two left with us, so it seems that a campaign for him will not be necessary.”

Breanna shared on their Facebook page :

“My entire heart and soul is shattering into a million pieces. We talked to Landon’s oncologist today to figure out what to do next. We hoped we would be figuring out what the next steps were in trying to kick this cancer’s ass… but it has become apparent that it is far too aggressive and fast moving for there to be any further attempt at treatment. He has been officially placed on hospice and the doctor estimated that we might have a week, maybe two left with him. He is very sick and in a lot of pain. My baby is dying. We are trying to get the pain under control but haven’t been able to get him feeling semi okay for more than a couple hours a day. I am stuck between wanting him here with me as long as possible to soak up the few good hours and wanting his suffering to end. It is pure torture seeing him in so much pain and being unable to make it better. This entire journey has been completely unfair, but for him to fight so hard for 20 straight months only to end up suffering with agonizing pain and nausea… why does it have to be this way?! Fuck he deserves so much better.”

For our campaign, Breanna wrote about Landon and his journey:

“Before diagnosis Landon was an active and fun-loving boy who would spend as much time outside playing as he could. He was always on the go! He loved being outside and camping and riding his bike. He started to become angry and impulsive, was getting in trouble at school, having epic tantrums and home, and just seemed like an overall angry kid. We found out later that it was because of the tumor. When he started complaining of headaches randomly, I noted it but wasn’t super concerned at first.

Then one morning he woke up vomiting and screaming that his head hurt. It lasted a few minutes and then it passed and he seemed fine. We were concerned but since he was acting normal and the pain didn’t last we didn’t think too much of it…. Until it happened again. At that point, I took him to his pediatrician who referred us to a neurologist who ordered an MRI scan. During the wait between the appointment and the MRI, he continued to have these severe headaches with vomiting off and on. The scan was supposed to be 30 min, but around that point, we were told: “there was a finding” and that they needed to continue the scan for more pictures. Once the scan was complete we were told they found a tumor in his brain that needed to be removed immediately. He was transferred directly to the PICU and had brain surgery the next day.
Following the surgery, we were told that it was cancer. It felt like the earth had dropped out from underneath me and I was just free-falling. I couldn’t eat or drink or think clearly. It was terrifying. That was the day our lives changed forever.

Landon is no longer the active healthy kid he was before. He can’t handle much physical activity before becoming tired. He hardly eats and has become skin and bones. He still goes to school and plays with his friends and acts like a typical 10-year-old as much as he can, but he is not the same. Our 7-year-old daughter is traumatized from the separation from her brother and parents in the beginning, from watching her brother in pain, from seeing him so sick and weak. She’s missed out on a lot. My husband and I have terrible PTSD. I hardly sleep and worry constantly. We live in a constant state of fear and grief. We live in a world where we constantly wonder if something will be the last. But we have also learned to appreciate each other more and value our time together.

Landon loves being together as a family. One of his favorite places to go is the ocean, so we have taken mini trips for ocean time a couple of times during treatment. It’s always so good for him. He has also become obsessed with legos. It’s something he can do even when he’s not feeling great and can even do it in the hospital. When he learned about Lego Land he immediately wanted to go there. He has missed out on so much over these past 19+ months. We have missed out on so much time together as a family because our lives are run by hospitals.

Landon’s cancer is so aggressive that it is always considered terminal once relapse occurs, which is unfortunately what happened for him immediately after completing his treatment. Doctors have all told us he has very very little chance of surviving this. So while we are doing everything we can to save him and give him a chance at life, we are also trying to make memories together and have fun and make Landon smile.

This dream would mean so much to Landon and our whole family because it would give us a chance to just make memories together and see the kids smiling. It would give us a chance for happy times and happy memories amid this horrible storm. We are pouring everything we have and more financially into treatments for him, so we aren’t able to make a dream like this happen for him right now. He wants to go to Legoland and play on the beach so much! As his mom, I just want to give him and his sister the world. I want to give them time together and happy times. This dream trip would give them some of that. Happy times and happy mementos.”

- Breanna Meo