- Name: Ryan
- Location: Athens, Ga, United States
Our son Ryan was diagnosed with stage 4 Neuroblastoma in 2004. In 2007, my wife Missy was diagnosed with stage 2 triple negative breast cancer. On July 8th, 2009, Missy lost her battle to this horrible disease. 2 days later, on July 10th, Ryan also lost his. Together forever, they both watch over our family now from the heavens above.
Below is our families journey through Ryan's treatments, along with the joy and laughter we tried to instill into our daily lives. Those days helped us all cope with the pain and suffering that comes with cancer and it's deadly treatments. Both Missy and Ryan endured high doses of chemo, radiation and surgeries. Over 150 nights spent in the hospital and many, many more days. More transfusions than I could count. Yet both Missy and Ryan took on each day with a positive attitude and warm smile for all their friends. We miss them terribly. They will always be a shining light in our lives.
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Thursday, February 03, 2005
Getting Out and About (oot and aboot, eh?)
We were back at the clinic a day early today. We had a little scare with Ryan's central line. He cried out in pain for the last two nights anytime we tried to flush either of his tubes. They looked at it with a video x-ray and it looked fine. No pain in the clinic, of course. There is just something about taking a sick kid to the hospital that fixes things. Big news for Ryan today: He got to eat at MCDONALD'S !!! You should have seen the look on his face when Dr. Haight told him it would be ok. He got chicken nuggets, a fish filet, fries, and a pie. I only wish he could have eaten it all. He went to see a movie on Tuesday. There were only 4 other people in the theater so he could take off his mask. I took him to the grocery store and he bought 2 of every kind of junk he could find. He talks about food non-stop. He wants to eat so badly, and his taste buds are coming back a little every day. FORM has given us a sneak-peek on an event tentatively scheduled for March 4th-which also happens to be Day +50- a major landmark for Ryan. We are very excited and all plan on being there. Mark your calendars and watch for upcoming news. If you get a chance, please sign Ryan's guestbook. Thanks for all your prayers. Keep up the good work. Love, Les, Missy, Heidi, Will and SuperRyan
# posted by Ryan @ 2/03/2005 07:36:00 PM
