Völkershausen (Thuringia) – As their little son celebrates his 2nd birthday today, little Arne’s parents have only one hope: that he will recover.
Instead of colorful balloons and confetti, only tubes and monitors, instead of children’s laughter are the beeps of machines. Mum Sarah (25), dad Marius (32) and grandma and grandpa will stand by Arne’s bedside today and wish him good luck – and most importantly health.
Arne from Völkershausen has been in the last few months Thuringia become increasingly tired and weak. “He had bruises all over his body for no reason,” said mother Sarah. He desperately asked the doctor for a blood test – but didn’t get one. “I put it off: it was just an infection.”
Shortly before serious illness: mother Sarah (25), father Marius (32) with their son Arne
Sarah herself works in intensive care. When Arne’s skin suddenly turned yellowish and grayish in late October, he knew: Something was wrong here. Blood tests finally revealed the truth. Arne must go to the hospital immediately!
Happy little boy: But suddenly Arne felt tired and weak and bruised all over
The inspection took place again in Bad Salzungen – followed by a dramatic blue-light journey to Helios Clinic to Erfurt. There Arne received a blood transfusion and doctors removed cerebrospinal fluid from his spine.
“Big surprise for all of us”
A devastating diagnosis: leukemia. “What I suspected is now clear. It is for all of us diagnosis “It’s surprising,” Sarah said. She remembers the moment the rug was pulled out from under her feet: “I called my mom and just cried.”
Sarah and Marius hope that Arne can get through everything well and can live as carefree as before
Arne has been at the clinic since October 29. “Maybe for a very long time. Marius and I were by his side, all the time, without anything. We wanted to make our time with Arne as comfortable as possible.”
The two-year-old child had to undergo a series of procedures.
Doctors installed a central venous catheter in Arne and he received chemotherapy every Friday
“He had a central venous catheter inserted and received chemotherapy every Friday,” Sarah said. Was the treatment successful? Will stem cell donation be needed in the future? No one knows. “So far everything is still unclear.”
On Arne’s birthday there was no cake, no candles – only the faint hope that one day he would return home healthy again.
Sarah and Marius hope for nothing more: “Hopefully our little warrior lives – and everything will be fine.”
