Dylan's Bucket List
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Bucket List for Dylan-
Hello. My name is Michelle and I am Dylan’s mother. Dylan VanOrmer is a 14 year old amazing boy who has been living with medulloblastoma which is a rare type of brain tumor. Dylan was first diagnosed in May of 2007. He has been a patient at St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital in Memphis for much of these past 7 years. The cancer reoccurred in 2012 and again just recently, spreading to the point where he now has months, not years ahead of him. Dylan has so much he wants to accomplish and with your help we can get some of these items checked off of his bucket list. They include: skydiving, travel out of the US, drive a car and motorcycle, go to LegoLand, go deep sea fishing, ride a hot air balloon, driving a Segway, swimming with dolphins, further developing his artistic talents with art supplies, hunting, riding on top of an elephant, and set the ugly picture on fire (a picture of him and his siblings that is above the mantle that all three children do not like—I agreed to letting him have a smaller version for this purpose. The picture is below).
Our goal is to raise $15,000 which would basically cover all of the expenses associated with these activities for Dylan and his immediate family, and will help with house hold expenses as I cut back my work schedule from 5 days to 4 days to spend more time with him. If there is extra raised it will go towards continued household expenses when I eventually need to take a leave of absence to be with Dylan. Dylan lives in Rolla, Mo. with his mom, Michelle and older brother Dalton. His Dad, Dale, lives nearby and his sister Ciara is away at college.
To read more about Dylan’s story please go to http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/dylanmvo. You can also check out Dylan’s Facebook page at Dylan Vanormer.
On behalf of Dylan and his family we all greatly appreciate your donations and prayers. Dylan’s smile will melt your heart and he has been so brave and courageous throughout this journey. He has a dry sense of humor and charm that has touched each person who has met him in such an incredible way. We love him so much and want to make as many special moments for him as possible.
Hello. My name is Michelle and I am Dylan’s mother. Dylan VanOrmer is a 14 year old amazing boy who has been living with medulloblastoma which is a rare type of brain tumor. Dylan was first diagnosed in May of 2007. He has been a patient at St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital in Memphis for much of these past 7 years. The cancer reoccurred in 2012 and again just recently, spreading to the point where he now has months, not years ahead of him. Dylan has so much he wants to accomplish and with your help we can get some of these items checked off of his bucket list. They include: skydiving, travel out of the US, drive a car and motorcycle, go to LegoLand, go deep sea fishing, ride a hot air balloon, driving a Segway, swimming with dolphins, further developing his artistic talents with art supplies, hunting, riding on top of an elephant, and set the ugly picture on fire (a picture of him and his siblings that is above the mantle that all three children do not like—I agreed to letting him have a smaller version for this purpose. The picture is below).
Our goal is to raise $15,000 which would basically cover all of the expenses associated with these activities for Dylan and his immediate family, and will help with house hold expenses as I cut back my work schedule from 5 days to 4 days to spend more time with him. If there is extra raised it will go towards continued household expenses when I eventually need to take a leave of absence to be with Dylan. Dylan lives in Rolla, Mo. with his mom, Michelle and older brother Dalton. His Dad, Dale, lives nearby and his sister Ciara is away at college.
To read more about Dylan’s story please go to http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/dylanmvo. You can also check out Dylan’s Facebook page at Dylan Vanormer.
On behalf of Dylan and his family we all greatly appreciate your donations and prayers. Dylan’s smile will melt your heart and he has been so brave and courageous throughout this journey. He has a dry sense of humor and charm that has touched each person who has met him in such an incredible way. We love him so much and want to make as many special moments for him as possible.
Organizer
Michelle Opalio
Organizer
Rolla, MO
