Parents let 9YO boy decide to end brain cancer fight

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17. Childhood Cancers

As the parent of a 10 year old cancer survivor I can only say "there before the grace of god go I". My son has been lucky so far. He was diagnosed with Non Hodgkins Lymphoma at the age of 4 1/2 and he went through a one year treatment cycle and he just became a survivor in March of this year. I had many dark nights and thoughts surrounding the issue that these parents and thier son are going through and in the end it does really come down to the quality of life for the child and whether or not the treatment will extend thier life but take away thier ability to communicate or walk. At the age of nine I am pretty sure that Ryan knows exactly what will happen to him and I think he is at peace with it. letting go is the hardest thing to do but in the long run the only thing his parents can do is support him and let him know how much they love him. I hope that Ryans remaining months on this planet are filled will love and joy and that his pain will be minimized.