hi, my name is

Riley Rejniak

I was born on May 23, 2012, making me 9-years-old! I am a 4th grader and I love playing video games, putting on costumes, and watching superheroes. My favorite superhero is Spiderman! As for my family, I have two loving parents, Greg and Ashley and two brothers. Greyson is my older brother and Elijah is my younger brother, making me the middle child! Our house is never quiet and I love it.

I was diagnosed with stage 4 Neuroblastoma in April 2017. I was days away from his first T-ball game when I went for blood work for recurrent leg pain. My mom received a call a few hours later saying that something was wrong, and we needed to return to the hospital. We were transferred to Hershey later that evening. I was a month away from his fifth birthday when we found out about my cancer. I had been through 6 rounds of chemotherapy, I stayed 164 nights in the hospital, a surgery to remove the tumor, a stem cell transplant, radiation, and immunotherapy. I had many complications but fought through them as any superhero would. As of July 30th, 2018, I was declared officially in remission, but almost a year later in July 2019 we went back to the doctors for my yearly scan and they discovered that I had relapsed. During my second battle, O went through 11 rounds of chemotherapy and many more nights in the hospital. This past July, I went for an annual checkup and unfortunately the doctors had discovered that the Stage 4 Neuroblastoma cancer cells had returned for a third time. On July 22nd, my dad and I travelled to Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital where I was admitted. I am doing well with treatment, although I experienced higher heart rate levels, elevated levels in my liver, and some pain throughout my body. Currently, I am at home with my family and pets!

Support Me and My Family

Follow my journey at Rally for Rejniak!

If you would like to donate, be sure to donate under the general organizations and designate Berks Organization #77. Thank you!

Address

2080 Tulpehocken Road
Reading, PA 19610