By Matt Agorist Redding, CA – Spencer Koptis was your typical 15-month-old child. He loved running and playing with his older brothers, and was a cheerful little tike.
His happy and typically normal life would take a turn for the worst, however, after he was diagnosed with pilocytic, Pilomyxoid astrocytoma (inoperable brain cancer).
Spencer’s family was heartbroken when they found out about his illness. But they had hope and began treatment.
Suzetta Vonzell, Spencer’s mother, became wary of the original chemotherapy treatments. After nearly three months of treatments, MRIs showed the tumors had not grown in size, but Spencer’s condition still wasn’t improving.
“It was almost like …read more