When Gideon was just five years old, his health took a turn for the worse. He began experiencing fevers, unexplained swelling in his chest, and sensitivity to the sun.
After multiple, inconclusive tests and doctor visits, he was due to have an MRI at Rady’s Children Hospital when his mom, Sosy, got a call asking her to bring Gideon to the hospital immediately. It was there that they got the heartbreaking news: their little boy had leukemia.