July 2007
Darrel was only 5 when he was diagnosed with Stage IV neuroblastoma in September 2005. Over the following two years, there were many highs...and countless extreme lows. On September 9, 2007, his long battle came to an end.
He refused to let the cancer beat him, and in all the ways that count, it didn't.
Through it all, Darrel almost never lost his smile, his laugh, and his strong will and determination to have fun each and every day.
Some descriptions of neuroblastoma say it is a rare form of cancer. That is a BIG LIE!! Once our family was touched by it, we soon discovered many other children who had the disease. It may not get much exposure in the media, but there far more cases than there should be. Anything that goes out of its way to only target young children who have never done wrong to anybody should be better known and supported by everyone.
The websites I've set up on Facebook and MySpace for Darrel have more information about what happened over those two years, and how things have moved on since then.
"For you, there'll be no more crying.
For you, the sun will be shining."
Songbird - Fleetwood Mac
Darrel W. Robb
May 26, 2000 - September 9, 2007
Rest In Peace Little Buddy
"Children with cancer are like candles in the wind who accept the possibility that they are in danger of being extinguished
by a gust of wind from nowhere and yet, as they flicker and dance to remain alive, their brilliance challenges the darkness and dazzles those of us who watch their light"
"Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
Wake me up when September ends
Like my fathers come to pass
Seven years has gone so fast
Wake me up when September ends
Here comes the rain again
Falling from the stars
Drenched in my pain again
Becoming who we are
As my memory rests
But never forgets what I lost
Wake Me Up When September Ends"
Wake Me Up When September Ends - Green Day
"Focus not just on the unfairness and problems of life, but also on all that does turn out well. Review the good
things of the past, and don't forget in the darkness what you learned in the light." ~ Phillip Yancey
"In the back of my mind
You live all the time
In the back of my mind
Every night, Every day
That's where you still play
In the back of my mind"
In The Back of My Mind - Fleetwood Mac
For more on neuroblastoma and what can be done:
http://www.jamesfund.com
http://www.familiesagainstneuroblastoma.org
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Please feel free to leave Comments on any Posts. Thank You
He refused to let the cancer beat him, and in all the ways that count, it didn't.
Through it all, Darrel almost never lost his smile, his laugh, and his strong will and determination to have fun each and every day.
Some descriptions of neuroblastoma say it is a rare form of cancer. That is a BIG LIE!! Once our family was touched by it, we soon discovered many other children who had the disease. It may not get much exposure in the media, but there far more cases than there should be. Anything that goes out of its way to only target young children who have never done wrong to anybody should be better known and supported by everyone.
The websites I've set up on Facebook and MySpace for Darrel have more information about what happened over those two years, and how things have moved on since then.
"For you, there'll be no more crying.
For you, the sun will be shining."
Songbird - Fleetwood Mac
Darrel W. Robb
May 26, 2000 - September 9, 2007
Rest In Peace Little Buddy
"Children with cancer are like candles in the wind who accept the possibility that they are in danger of being extinguished
by a gust of wind from nowhere and yet, as they flicker and dance to remain alive, their brilliance challenges the darkness and dazzles those of us who watch their light"
"Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
Wake me up when September ends
Like my fathers come to pass
Seven years has gone so fast
Wake me up when September ends
Here comes the rain again
Falling from the stars
Drenched in my pain again
Becoming who we are
As my memory rests
But never forgets what I lost
Wake Me Up When September Ends"
Wake Me Up When September Ends - Green Day
"Focus not just on the unfairness and problems of life, but also on all that does turn out well. Review the good
things of the past, and don't forget in the darkness what you learned in the light." ~ Phillip Yancey
"In the back of my mind
You live all the time
In the back of my mind
Every night, Every day
That's where you still play
In the back of my mind"
In The Back of My Mind - Fleetwood Mac
For more on neuroblastoma and what can be done:
http://www.jamesfund.com
http://www.familiesagainstneuroblastoma.org
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Please feel free to leave Comments on any Posts. Thank You
One of the many Darrel Photo Graphics
Made by Sherry Angeljamesmom Marsh Blevins
Thank You Sherry
The 2nd Annual International Neuroblastoma Awareness Week will be taking place from June 11th - June 17th, 2012. Originally started by Families Against Neuroblastoma (FAN) in the UK, the INAW has now turned into a Global Event.
Please help us support and remember the children and the families that have been touched by neuroblastoma, and those who continue their brave fight still today. While some may call it an "orphan" or "rare" disease, the truth is it effects countless families EACH and EVERY day.
Let's Spread The Word..."Kids Get Cancer Too"
http://www.facebook.com/events/256340201139687
