Jason is currently a high school student whose main interest is math. He plays ping pong and tennis and also enjoys playing the violin. He has plans to go to college and eventually get a PhD in mathematics.

But in 2011, when Jason was only 2 years old, he was sent home from daycare with a limp twice in the span of a few months. The second time it happened, he also had a fever, so his parents took him to the doctor. An X-ray showed a tumor on Jason’s right femur. His dad immediately took him to Stanford Children's Hospital, where he was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma. Treatment included a year of chemotherapy along with rotationplasty surgery.

It’s been over 13 years since Jason’s treatment ended, and he has been living his whole life as an amputee. The rotationplasty procedure removed the tumor along with Jason’s knee joint and most of his femur, but it salvaged the lower part of his leg along with his foot. A rotationplasty rotates the lower part of the leg 180 degrees, then reattaches to what’s left of the femur. The backwards foot acts like a new knee.

Jason has been able to remain active his whole life thanks to his rotationplasty. He wears a prosthetic leg and can walk, run, play sports, and do pretty much any activity he wants to do! He learned to swim, participated in adaptive rock climbing, and even got a black belt in Taekwondo.

Jason is a hero to his dad, Scott who understands what other families might be going through when they receive a childhood cancer diagnosis. To those in similar boats, he offers words of encouragement: “The treatment can be tough, but it isn't forever. There are so many people who would love to help you if you let them and if you need it. You're not alone.”

In May, Jason was able to volunteer at the Alex’s “Original” Lemonade Stand fundraiser at Penn Wynne Elementary for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. “It was really special for me to be able to give back a little bit,” said Jason. The Foundation brings Jason, Scott, and their family hope for families in the future, knowing that people will keep doing what they can until a cure is found.

Inspired by his experience, Jason has also created a website, StrongerBeyondCancer.org, as a resource for anyone who might be facing a bone cancer diagnosis and an amputation.

“I hope I can help cancer patients and their families understand how great life can be after cancer,” Jason said.

Information provided by Jason and Scott, Jason’s dad
Updated July 2025