![]() Within three days, the fundraiser has already raised over $177,000 - all of which will go towards the Cerdas' rising medical expenses. In order to help them with this daunting task, a GoFundMe page has been set up by Jihan's best friend, Arielle Rowe. At the same time, they're caring for their two other children: daughter Joya, 5, and son, Joey Jr., 12. With a new reality in front of them, the Cerdas are focused on keeping Jaden's spirits up as he prepares for a brain biopsy on Tuesday. It completely blindsides you as a parent." "But when you're looking at a kid, there's no way. ![]() "When you're an adult and 40, every headache you get, you're like, 'This is it,'" Joey explains. 21 that Jaden, 10, had two non-germinomatous tumors on his brain near his pituitary gland. He played football, soccer, Jiu-Jitsu - he did everything."Īfter multiple tests and MRIs, doctors told the Cerdas on Aug. We never thought it was more serious than that," Joey, 44, tells PEOPLE. "We were thinking he might be diabetic or have sleep apnea. When Joey and Jihan Cerda noticed their son Jaden was frequently experiencing excessive thirst and fatigue over the last year, the California parents grew concerned but weren't overly worried. ![]()
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