GECKOFREAK
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Hi everyone.
I am having a hard time. My nephew Tyler passed away yesterday after a year-long battle with brain cancer. He was only 13 years old.
He was diagnosed with cancer last June. It was really a miracle that they even found the tumor. He had fallen off his bicycle and bumped his head. They took him to the hospital to do a catscan and that is how they found it.
He was sent to St. Judes children's hospital and went through chemo-therapy and a couple of surgeries. They sent him home in March with no signs of the tumor growing back. A couple weeks later they did a spinal tap and discovered some live cancer cells in his spinal fluid. Tumors started showing up in his spine and again in his brain. At that point they said any more chemo-therapy would kill him, so they could not do any more for him. He was not in any pain and said he was not afraid.
At this point I am feeling very angry and sad. It's not fair for a child to go through this, not even getting to experience very much in life. I don't think I have ever felt this angry before.
Sorry for the long winded post, I just needed to vent a little. I am going to miss Tyler more than words can express.
Thanks for letting me vent!
I am having a hard time. My nephew Tyler passed away yesterday after a year-long battle with brain cancer. He was only 13 years old.
He was diagnosed with cancer last June. It was really a miracle that they even found the tumor. He had fallen off his bicycle and bumped his head. They took him to the hospital to do a catscan and that is how they found it.
He was sent to St. Judes children's hospital and went through chemo-therapy and a couple of surgeries. They sent him home in March with no signs of the tumor growing back. A couple weeks later they did a spinal tap and discovered some live cancer cells in his spinal fluid. Tumors started showing up in his spine and again in his brain. At that point they said any more chemo-therapy would kill him, so they could not do any more for him. He was not in any pain and said he was not afraid.
At this point I am feeling very angry and sad. It's not fair for a child to go through this, not even getting to experience very much in life. I don't think I have ever felt this angry before.
Sorry for the long winded post, I just needed to vent a little. I am going to miss Tyler more than words can express.
Thanks for letting me vent!
