- 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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Monday, February 14, 2005
Whew! What a busy day!
Ryan has had a VERY busy day. Miss Jill was here at 9 this morning for school work and then we hurried off to Emory to find out about radiation. He goes back tomorrow for a CT scan. We are hoping to get this phase started pretty soon. They predict he will get daily radiation for about 3 1/2 weeks. A very long drive for a three minute procedure!! He was starving after we left Emory and ate an entire McDonald's cheeseburger (his first in SO long). Will brought him home Valentines from his teachers and his class. We had a great time reading the cards and letters. And then, finally, Tucker arrived just before bedtime. Ryan, Heidi, and Will had a blast playing with him around the house. We fixed a place at the foot of his bed for Tucker to sleep. Ryan was so sweet. Out of the blue he thanked Les and I for letting him have a dog in the house. The last bit of news is MAJOR to us and Ryan: he will be getting his tubes taken out very soon. We expect to hear from Dr. Pitt's office tomorrow to schedule the surgery to remove his central line. It hasn't worked since Wed. morning and it only presents an infection risk to have them in. This is really big for Ryan. He equates the tubes with his sickness and we know he will really feel like he is getting better once they are out. I will post and let everyone know when we have an appt. to get them out. Please pray that what should be a simple procedure turns out that way. And throw in a prayer that Tucker turns out to be as good a dog as Athens Canine Rescue says. Happy Valentine's Day!!
# posted by Ryan @ 2/14/2005 09:49:00 PM
