90 DAY Fiance stars Deavan Clegg and Jihoon Lee’s 3-year-old son has been diagnosed with cancer.
Deavan revealed their son, Taeyang was diagnosed with b-cell quite lymphoblastic leukemia- a type of blood cancer that is more common in children- on May 25.
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Deavan‘s publicist shared the news with TMZ.
The 3-year-old has been in the hospital since his diagnosis and is expected to stay there while undergoing chemo and other procedures.
Deavan was told this will be a 2-year long process but has a high success rate within 5 years.
The family started a GoFundMe page and are hoping to raise over $50k for his treatment.
According to the GoFundMe page, Taeyang took many trips to the ER before a specialist found cancer cells.
The fundraiser was created last night and has already raised over $800 and counting.
TMZ was told that Deavan tried to contact Jihoon about the diagnosis, but has not been able to reach him.
Jihoon has her and her family members blocked from social media and has blocked their phone numbers and emails from reaching him.
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Deavan even tried to contact his father, but could not get through.
Taeyang has not only had to deal with his cancer diagnosis but has also been caught in the middle of his parent’s divorce.
The reality star told the publication that his father does not have any rights to his son and hasn’t contacted him since 2020.
Taeyang just celebrate his third birthday on April 11.
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Deavan shared his diagnosis story on the GoFundMe page.
B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, or b-ALL, “has no conclusive genetic factors, and sadly, there are no known causes that play a role in forming the lymphocytic cancer cells in the bone marrow,” she wrote.
The 90 Day Fiance star went on to share that before he was diagnosed he loved playing with his older sister outside and was looking forward to teaching his new sibling about monster trucks.
Deavan is five months pregnant.
Taeyang loves playing with Hot Wheels and his Mickey Mouse teddy bear.
The 3-year-old started wheezing in early April, seemed very tired, and started saying, “ouch” a lot.
After Deavan took him to the nearest clinic, Taeyang was put on steroids and was instructed to go to the ER if symptoms got worse.
The symptoms worsened and he was found to be anemic and constipated.
Taeyang was given Iron supplements and once again sent home.
Since his symptoms did not get any better, Deavan took him to a children’s hospital this time.
However, he was given laxatives and then was discharged.
Taeyang seemed to be getting better over the course of five days, but then the wheezing returned.
He found walking hard and started throwing up.
His mom took him to the ER again and despite taking iron supplements, his red blood count was low.
They were advised to continue the supplements and would test again in a few weeks.
One month later, his blood count had dropped even more and was at a dangerously low level.
Deavan took him to a specialist after being advised so by ER staff.
She thought he would need a blood transfusion, but the specialist told her they found cancer cells.
GETTING TREATMENT
After being diagnosed and admitted to a Children’s Hospital, Taeyang underwent surgery, which confirmed that he had cancer.
The procedures done were the placement of a port line, a bone marrow biopsy, and a lumbar puncture, according to GoFundMe.
On May 29, he began chemotherapy.
Taeyang is expected to make a full recovery and should be completely cancer-free within five years.
It is not clear how long he will be in the hospital or if he is feeling better.
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