The fall off his bike resulted in a broken femur but a biopsy revealed osteosarcoma.
SAN ANTONIO — Andrea and Peter Szczepaniak describe their son as a loving, sweet boy who loves his siblings. The family has been through a long journey in and out of the hospital following a biking accident that happened in August last year.
Christopher’s mother Andrea says her son was riding his bike on the sidewalk when he fell. That fall, resulted in a broken femur.
“Definitely, this part of his life has been a very big challenge,” Andrea said. “After the biopsy, they found bone cancer in his leg. Which is why he had broken the leg. I guess that’s the weakness of it. The way that the cancer attacked his healthy bone. That’s what made it super weak.”
12-year-old Christopher was diagnosed with osteosarcoma.
A few months later, in November, Christopher had an operation: rotationplasty, to ensure that he would continue to live cancer free.
“I didn’t know the right way to explain it other than we have to get this sickness out of your body and that’s what the surgeon is going to do,” she said.
On May 30, Christopher completed his last round of chemo. Now a new journey lies ahead of him.
“That’s where the whole ‘magic leg’ came from because we like Forrest Gump,” she said. “So that’s where he got magic legs to help him run and do all the things.”
You can help Christopher get his “magic leg.” The Szczepaniak family is trying to reach their $5,000 goal.
“I’m very grateful that he is a strong kid,” Andrea said.