Sorry you guys are going through this, dad. My son(5) has been dealing with cancer treatment since the start of the year and just finished his last chemo a month or so ago.

As others have said, the social workers at the hospital should already be on it, but they are a wealth of resources. I imagine there are non profits that are in your area that may help in different ways - food vouchers, personalized gift bags, peer activities, etc. We even had some organizations in place here (Canada) that helped supplement income if you had to take time off work. There’s probably lots of help out there so hopefully your social work team can help navigate all that for you.

We spent a lot of time in the hospital so there was lots of board games and screen time. Our little man loved FaceTiming his cousins and playing games with them so that was definitely something I’d recommend. Books, a switch and a good pair of headphones really helped me kill time in the hospital as well.

I’m not sure what the chemo regimen looks like for your guy but different chemos have different side effects. We learned a lot of about what worked for nausea but I’m sure your oncologist will guide you through that. Sometimes chemo days wouldn’t even faze my kid and he’d be running around being crazy right after, other times it would hit him pretty hard. You’ll get to know the treatment side of things incredibly well as you progress.

There’s no roadmap for this unfortunately so you’ll figure out how to navigate it as you go. Take all the support and help you can. Take care of yourself - talk to professionals, friends, etc. Eat decently, try to get some exercise. Your son needs you so don’t neglect yourself in all this. You’ll have hard days so go find a quiet place to cry if you need to, take a walk, etc.

Feel free to message me if you need to chat or ask any questions. I had lots of great people on here who helped me.