“That, of course, changed me in a big way,” it changed what mattered to me, it changed how I saw life,” Buble told Red Magazine in a recent interview, which is now available in the publication’s March 2023 issue. “For most of my life as an entertainer and, especially on stage, I’d become my alter ego.”

“I’d become the superhero I always wanted to be. Then my wife and I went through this unthinkable thing, and I lost that alter ego,” he continued.

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September is childhood cancer awareness month, and it’s around this time of year that Buble is often reminded of the immense gratitude he has for the care his son received while undergoing cancer treatment.

Childhood cancers can display a wide variety of symptoms, so parents must remain vigilant for anything unusual with their children.

Noah’s Journey

According to the National Cancer Institute, Hepatoblastoma (liver cancer), which is what Noah had, is a disease in which cancerous cells form in the tissues of the liver. Blood tests, ultrasounds, CT scans (X-ray images), MRIs (medical imaging), and angiograms generally confirm a liver cancer diagnosis.

As the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh says, liver cancer is relatively rare in children. Hepatoblastoma only affects two to three people in 1 million.

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Children suffering from hepatoblastoma may experience:

• A lump in the abdomen that may be painful
• Swelling in the abdomen
• Unexplained weight loss
• Loss of appetite
• Nausea and vomiting

Since children may not be able to express the symptoms they are experiencing, parents must be vigilant about physical and behavioral changes in their children.

“I always felt like I was Teflon; there was never a moment that could get the better of me,” Buble said.

As his son’s prognosis improved in 2018, Buble was “still a wreck.” Fortunately, by December 2021, Buble revealed Noah had reached remission.

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“He’s really good. It’s been almost five years. We still have the scans and the ‘scan-xiety,’” Buble said to Smooth Radio. The National Cancer Institute explains that the signs and symptoms are reduced or disappear when cancer reaches remission. Reaching five years in remission is considered a remarkable milestone because cancers that return do so within the first five years after treatment.

Supporting Your Young Cancer Warrior

Advocating for your and your child’s health is essential to getting the necessary care before a condition worsens. Some cancers can have subtle symptoms, so don’t delay seeing your doctor. Thankfully, Noah had watchful parents looking for subtle signs that something was amiss.

Family members caring for a child diagnosed with cancer can be stressful. Family support not only eases the anxiety of the cancer patient, but the added support also helps their loved ones.

Caregivers of cancer warriors must also watch out for “caregiver burnout,” where stress, anger, fatigue, and illness emerge from putting another person’s needs ahead of yours.

Caregivers who struggle to care for a cancer warrior should seek out a therapist or a support group, either online or in person.

As parents navigate the cancer journey with their young cancer warriors, it’s important to remember children’s bodies may react differently to treatments than adults because their bodies are still growing.

“They may receive more intense treatments…and they may respond differently to drugs that control symptoms in adults,” according to the National Cancer Institute, so it’s important to ask plenty of questions to doctors throughout the cancer journey.

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