Major is always happy, from the minute he wakes up in the morning until he goes to sleep at night! Major loves school and his friends. He is truly a great friend, constantly encouraging his buddies, giving them high fives and telling them “good job” on the playing field. Major’s family describes him as the life of the party!
 
Major has handled his sister's diagnosis with such care and is eager to help Peyton in any way he can. He is always very concerned about her staying away from germs and is careful not to bump into her port-a-cath. During Peyton's initial diagnosis, the child life specialist explained to Major what leukemia was by calling the red and white blood cells fun names. The fighter cells were called ninja cells and the bad cells were called leukemia. Major was able to explain to his second grade class what leukemia is, how it is treated, and what his sister is going through in a way that he and other second graders can understand. He can still tell you all about leukemia and draw you a picture of what it looks like thanks to their child life specialist.
 
Peyton's child life specialist first told their family about the SuperSib program for Major because he is such an awesome little brother! SuperSibs sent Major a book and other treats specifically for him.  He has never been jealous of the gifts Peyton has received since her diagnosis, but Major loved receiving the book about Jack who is also a sibling of a cancer patient. Major meets with his elementary school counselor once a week because Peyton spent several weeks in the hospital for high dose chemotherapy and that was difficult on him. Major brought HIS book to school for him to read to his counselor. She later shared how much that book helped her because she understood that siblings of cancer patients are so much more affected than a lot of people realize!
 
The best help for Major is to try to keep the family’s routine the best they can. If his mom is at the hospital with Peyton and his dad is at work, then they try to make sure Major is picked up from school by someone he chooses that day. His parents want him to feel in control of decisions that involve him so he feels comfortable. His parents also talk to him about his sister's diagnosis whenever he asks. Which is  very hard as a parent, and they try to their hardest to answer him honestly while protecting him from the realities of childhood cancer.
 
Major loves his big sister so much! She is his best friend and he loves spending time with her playing Nerf wars, riding bikes, and playing outside.

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