- 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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Tuesday, February 15, 2005
OK, Make That a Busy Week !
Friday is the day Ryan has waited for, for a long time. He will get his tubes out at 1:15. What a great day it will be! He had a CT Scan today at Emory. Something about lying still makes his feet itch. They marked his tummy and made a form for him to lie on for his radiation treatments. The form will ensure that he lies in the same place every day. We have tomorrow free of appointments, hooray! He goes back to the clinic Thursday morning and then upstairs for pre-op with Dr. Pitt. The surgery on Friday is an out-patient procedure. I hope he will feel up to celebrating the big event. Tucker started last night at the foot of Ryan's bed, but by this morning he was snuggled up with Ryan. I don't think Ryan minded. :) Thank you all for your continued support and prayers. Caroline is going back in tomorrow for her second transplant and Ethan will go in soon after. Please continue to pray for these great kids and their families. Love, Les, Missy, Heidi, Will, and SuperRyan
# posted by Ryan @ 2/15/2005 04:13:00 PM