For my blog this week, I have chosen a very sentimental blog from a mother who lost her young son from cancer. The blog chronicles everything from the moment they found out something was wrong with young Ronan, to the day he past away.
During a family holiday in Washington State, Ronan's mother took a picture of him and noticed that something was wrong with his left eye. After numerous doctors visits Ronan was rushed to Phoenix Childrens Hospital and was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma. As mentioned above, the blog was created by his mom (Maya Thompson) who chronicle day in and day out of not only Ronans struggles to beat this cancer, but also the Thompson family's struggle to stay strong and fundraise against neuroblastoma.
The emotions evoked in this blog are very strong. Coming from a mother who is fighting this disease along side her son, you would expect nothing less than a lot of positivity, anger, sadness, and heartbreak. I focused on one specific blog post from Maya, which was the first blog post she posted since Ronan had died in May 2011.
In the blog posts leading up to Ronans death, you can feel the the sadness that Maya is feeling. The writing captures the Thompson family's heartbreak and is so real that you feel as if you knew Ronan and was right along side his family as his body slowly gave out. Maya's posts illustrate the confusion she is going through, but also the optimism she feels for her sons recovery. 
Maya Thompson still posts blogs on Rockstar Ronan. She continues the legacy of her son, and writes him messages about her day and how she's feeling. She created the ronan thompson foundation, and continues to promote the fight again cancer, and the support for neuroblastoma cancer research.
http://rockstarronan.com/2011/05/09/
Karyss,
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to say the eyes of the boy in the first image you chose completely drew me into reading your posts. I am not a mother, however I do know what it is like to know someone battling with cancer. It is so tough to read in words what this mother is going through, and even from the posts you added of her writing you can almost feel the sadness she felt. That little boy is too cute for words, and it makes me sad to know his life ended at such a young age.
I too was drawn by the picture of the boy and his eyes, it was like they drew me in. I just lost my Uncle/Godfather to cancer less than a month ago and have experiencing similar emotions as the ones listed in your post. Reading this mothers letter to her little boy brought tears to my eyes and sadness for what she must be feeling with losing her little boy. Thank you for this post Karyss, good job!
ReplyDeleteThe emotions in this blog post about Ronan are very powerful. It must feel good for his mother to have this outlet for her feelings. She can look over her past posts and measure her emotional progress.
ReplyDeleteThis blog post made me feel sad and I think that it can inspire others to be stronger by reading about Ronan's mother's struggle.