hi, my name is

Celia Cosentino

I was born on May 8, 2009, making me 12-years-old today! I am a 7th grader at Wyomissing Middle School. I am a daughter and a sister. My older sister, Adeline, is 14-years-old and loves to sing and play on her ukulele. She is my best friend! The other two important people in my life are my parents. My mom, Sara, and dad, Terry. I love them with all my heart!

My journey with pediatric cancer began on August 16, 2018, after I was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor. Before discovering the tumor, we would visit the doctor’s office for headaches, lack of appetite, vomiting, and weight loss. The doctor diagnosed me with gastrointestinal issues and gave me weird stuff to “treat it”. I was still uncomfortable so we went to the ER at Hershey Medical Center, where they ran more tests, but could come up with no definitive answers. I was about to be sent home, but my mom asked one more time to have something done about my headaches, and the doctor ordered a last-minute CT scan. After that last scan, we discovered that I had a large mass in my brain. I was immediately admitted to the PICU and subsequent scans and tests were completed. A few days later, they performed surgery and were able to remove about 40% of the tumor. Pathology showed that the tumor is a CNS Ganglioneuroblastoma- a rare brain tumor, even rarer with the location, and even more rare still with my age. I am on a very rough chemotherapy regimen that involves 3-5 rounds of 21-day cycles, followed by surgery, followed by stem cell replacement, followed by radiation. That’s a lot of stuff! On December 3, 2019, I went to the doctor for a scan to see how this treatment had worked for me and my tumor has been declared stable! We still have some hiccups along the way, but I am fighting!

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Address

2080 Tulpehocken Road
Reading, PA 19610