9 month old Wyatt Amaral, glioma, Whitman, with Mom Becca and Dad Denis

The Greg Hill Show

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2.6 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Wyatt Amaral, 9 months old, glioma, Whitman, with parents Becca and Denis Amaral ● When Wyatt was 3 months old, his parents noticed that his head was rapidly growing. His head grew from the 17th percentile to the 99th percentile. X-rays revealed he had tumors in his brain. His treatment has included multiple surgeries and chemotherapy and he is expected to complete treatment in July of next year. Today he is tumor free. ● Wyatt enjoys developing new skills like standing and jumping, playing with his 4 cats. He loves trying new foods and salmon is his favorite food. He has twin cousins who he enjoys playing with as well. ● His parents are so appreciative of the Jimmy Fund Clinic for all of their support and help throughout a difficult process.

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0:00.0	Well, here with us to share their story this morning, it is Becca and Dennis Amarol.
0:07.7	Hi, guys. How are you doing?
0:08.8	Hi, how's it going?
0:10.0	Thanks for coming, and you brought Wyatt with you.
0:12.9	Yep.
0:13.7	What a cutie.
0:14.7	How old is Wyatt?
0:16.8	He is nine months.
0:18.2	Nine months old, Wyatt.
0:21.7	And you guys as parents were we're all, other than Courtney, we're all parents here.
0:28.6	I can't imagine what it's like when you find out that your son, who is, how old is Wyatt?
0:34.8	Nine months?
0:35.7	Nine months, yeah.
0:36.7	Is going to be fighting cancer um it's it was
0:40.9	definitely scary um and uh i'd be a liar if i said we weren't prepared for it but um yeah i mean
0:50.0	you just take it one day at a time and you try to make the most out of every single moment you can
0:54.0	and uh he's doing great at three months you just take it one day at a time and you try to make the most out of every single moment you can.
0:56.7	And he's doing great.
1:00.8	At three months old, something starts changing within him. And you guys as parents notice it.
1:03.3	What was it?
1:04.0	What led you to go to the doctors and ask the questions?
1:07.6	His head size had gone from 17th to 99th percentile in two weeks.
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