My 12 month old has cancer and fuck COVID (a rant)

My baby girl has acted totally normal with normal energy and appetite. Her growth charts at her 12 month well child check were totally average.Then last week we felt a bump in her belly. She was seen by her PCP on Wednesday and an ultrasound was done Friday. We were immediately referred to a pediatric oncologist and saw him that afternoon. On Tuesday we went in for a sedated MRI abdomen and chest CT. Afterwards we saw the oncologist again and were given a diagnosis of bilateral Wilm’s tumors on her kidneys.In terms of pediatric cancers, it’s honestly a best case scenario... >90% survival rate. She’ll lose her right kidney and possibly her left, but they’ll do chemo to see if they can shrink the tumors on the left enough to save the kidney.On Wednesday she had a central line placed and yesterday we did her first round of chemo. She has handled all of this like a champ. Yeah, she’s fussed, but for the most part, she’s been her normal happy self. Today I have her in the ER because she spiked a fever. We’ve been sitting in the waiting room for a while now.I’m exhausted. And I’m pissed. Pissed at all the selfish people who won’t just wear a damn mask so we can get past this whole COVID thing. The hospitals all have a strict rule of one parent with a pediatric patient due to COVID. My daughter is very attached to me and stays much more calm for me than she does for my husband, so I’ve basically carried the burden of all the time in the hospital this week. I’m tired and I’m scared and my baby is distraught and it’d be nice to have some help and support... but COVID is making it even harder.I’m sorry for the rant... I just needed to unload and I’m sitting here in the ER alone with a very hot baby. I’m so tired... via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/3aqa6nH