Ben Myers fight against cancer

Last week my sweet 14 year old nephew got the news every parent fears, he had a very large mass on his lung, pressing on his heart. Today the biopsy and PET scan showed he has stage 3B high risk Hodgkins Lymphoma involving his lymph nodes in his throat, lungs, heart, and spleen and belly. Today he started inpatient chemotherapy and will need a minimum of 5 rounds of chemo, each being 21 days.

His treatment will be at Children’s hospital in Seattle, about a 4 hour drive for his mom, whom also has 3 more young children to care for at home. His mother, Jocelyn, will need months off of work, help taking care of her other children (one who’s a type one diabetic and needs close monitoring), help with gas, lodging, food, and all other unforeseen expenses that will allow her to be there for Ben as well as his siblings. She currently has an unreliable SUV that is going to make just her commute very difficult.

Ben is not your average kid, he has the heart of a lion. He’s such a sweet boy and would give the shirt off his back to anyone. He’s a great big brother and cousin. He never met anyone he didn’t love. They gave him his news today. News no young boy should ever have to understand. News that will forever change the course of his young life. When he beats this, and he will, he will have long term effects from his treatment. We are asking for help to make these next few months a little less hard for him and his family.

And please… please hug your babies a little closer and tell your family how much you love them every single day.

Let’s help Ben fight!!!