This Is Purely One Of The Easiest Ways Possible, To Update Everybody On The Fact That Landen Has Inspired So Many People, And It Is Truly Amazing! I Have No Words For All Of You That Have Reached Out, Concerned About Landen!

I had no idea this fund raiser was still active. I thought I shut down any of these that were started to benefit Landen, over the past 4 years. I do remember updating this back when the Bridgeport Connect decided to run Landen' Journey In A Feature Piece Online!!

As most of you know by now, Landen has reached the end of his journey and despite everything we tried, the CANCER is going to win this battle! We brought Landen home on Hospice and both of his lungs are blocked, plus he already has phenomena in his right lung. He does have a chest tube in his left lung, that I drain at home, to try and keep him as comfortable as possible!

Landen has still not stopped fighting! His little body is going to give out long before that boy would give up. That is something he wanted me to make very clear to everyone that has followed this tragic journey! I have never seen or met someone else, that is as strong as Landen Jaggie! Landen was diagnosed with HIGH Grade, Osteosarcoma, back in 2022. He was a freshman in high school getting ready to start his sophmore year, at Robert C Byrd! I will never forget the phone call, where Landen told me he thought he broke his arm throwing a dodge ball. Of course, I told him to stop being a wuss and to come home immediately! Who would ever think a bone could break by throwing a ball! About 3 minutes later, Landen's friend called me crying and I could tell by the sound of his voice that something was terribly wrong. I told them to meet me at the ED in Morgantown, which is where they were already at, due to the location of the trampoline park. His mother and I got in the car and we actually beat the boys to the ED. We were 40 minutes away and the boys were 5 minutes from the ED! When we first saw Landen, he was not crying or freaking out, but he did say his arm was hurting! As soon as they took the first X-Ray, and I could see the image, the gravity of the situation hit Tammy and I like a brick wall. Not only did he have a Compound Fracture, but you could see the Tumor that sent us down this road, as plain as day! It was a weekend and the ED doctor was a freaking retard. He told us there was nothing that could be done and he sent Landen home in a sling, with the instructions that his arm would heal on its own. That weekend became the longest weekend of our lives. Landen was in so much pain that he sat at home for 2 days puking his guts out from sheer pain. His entire body shook uncontrollably the entire time. They would not even prescribe him pain medicine, thanks to all the Junky, Drug Addicts, in this damn state. We ended up calling his Pediatrician to try and get him some relief! The pain medicine di not work and if you know me at all, I was on my way to Morgantown to find and hurt that ED doctor, in the worst ways imaginable! This continued for 3 and 1/2 days, until Tuesday night! Landen managed to fall asleep and Tammy had to run over to our work to put here leave in. While she was gone, I got the phone call that no parent ever wants to get. I knew it was serious because the doctor was an Oncologist! He told me that Landen had a very large tumor in his humerus, and it was 100%, High Grade Osteosarcoma, or bone cancer to those that are not smart enough to look up the word Osteosarcoma! I fell to my knees and cried out like I have never done before. I gathered myself enough to call Tammy, to tell her she needed to come home immediately. I said nothing more and hung up! About 2 minutes later, Tammy came busting through the door to see what was wrong. I could barely get the information out through my emotions and my sobbing. I will never forget Tammy's reaction until the day I die. She was very confused and did not believe what I was telling her. She thought I was playing a prank on her and she demanded the doctors number so she could call him. I gave her his number and she did call him, which resulted in the same reaction I had to the news. At that very moment, we were both broken beyond repair, mixed with more confusion than I could explain! So, Landens journey began!

Over the last 3 and 1/ years, Landen has been through 9 major surgeries and every chemotherapy option available. Landen was a soldier who pushed through 6 different chemotherapy concoctions and 2 different drug trials. We watched are son get worse and worse and he was literally dieing in front of our eyes. The last drug trial was the most promising option, but it made him so sick that he had to stop taking the medication. In the past he would stop a treatment and get infusions of blood, platelets, and everything else the human body needs to function properly, and he would eventually start feeling better. I thought this last drug trial would be the exact same song and dance! IT WAS EVERYTHING BUT! Landen did not recover, and his poor little body just could not take anymore. No matter how many infusions he got, he stayed deathly sick and just did not rebound!

From that point on, it became apparent that Landen had exhausted all treatment options and there was no treatment left that would help him. He literally tried every single option, which every option was literally poisioning him to try and kill the cancer. Instead, every treatment option poisoned him and would eventually be the reason that we have found ourselves in this situation, even as I type this!

The last couple weeks happened so fast and none of us were or are ready for the situation we are in. It feels like the worst nightmare you ever had, but you just can't wake up from it. I play back the last few years in my head, at least a million times a day. I always think we could have done something more, but it feels like we have failed as parents. We are helpless to stop the inevitable.

Landen is barely hanging on, in our living room. He is going to pass away very soon and we are so blessed to have all of our family and friends, plus all of you, here to support us! The support is amazing but it does not change the fact that we are about to lose our 19 year old son. Landen was robbed of the best years of his life and I always think he is looking at me thinking, dad will find a way to fix me because dad can fix anything! I have accepted the fact that I have done everything humanly possible for Landen, but my heart is broken into a million pieces and it has turned to stone. Tammy feels the exact same way, as well as Jayden. All we can do now is keep Landen as comfortable as possible and watch him deteriorate until he passes on!

I have been a broken man several times in my life but you do not understand this type of broken unless you have lost a child of your own! The grief overtakes your body and we are now cursed to feel this way the rest of our lives. I would have and still would change places with Landen without a second thought! I would be honored to take away all the sickness and pain from him and live in pure misery, if it were possible for him to experience a normal life!

We appreciate all the love and support from all our family, friends, and community. I will go to my grave knowing I still owe all of you a debt of gratitude that I could never pay back!

From this day one, I am going to make sure Landens Legacy lives on. Every day of my miserable existence will be spent inspiring other people and telling the story of the strongest, bravest, warrior I ever got the opportunity to meet. That young man is Landen Jaggie, mine and Tammy's 19 year old son! No matter what the future holds, Landen will never be forgotten. His Legacy now lives on in me and it is going to inspire and help so many people, that it will be unbelievable!

I will end this by telling Landen that mommy and daddy love him more than he will ever know and we will continue to assure him that everything is OK and it is ok to leave and go to a better place, where there is no disease, sickness, pain, nausea, hospital stays, needle sticks, wheelchairs, appointments, infusions, suffering, sorrows, worries, or any bad days ahead!

Landen will be riding side by sides and hunting in Wyoming, with Tony and Brad forever. He will look down and keep an eye on his mother and he will make sure I never do anything stupid or make the mistakes I have made my whole life, ever again.

We love you son, all of the people reading this love you, all of your family loves you, all of your nurses and doctors love you, all of your supporters and followers love you, and beyond anything else, JESUS LOVES YOU LANDEN AND HE WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU!

FROM THE MOST HEART BROKEN PARENTS, WE ASK ALL OF YOU TO HELP KEEP LANDENS LEGACY ALIVE! WE LOVE YOU ALL AND I WILL POST UPDATES TO THIS PAGE INSTEAD OF FACEBOOK, FOR THE SIMPLE REASON THAT FACEBOOK LIKES TO REMIND YOU OF MEMORIES, WEATHER THEY ARE GOOD OR BAD, AT THE WORST POSSIBLE TIMES!! THEY ALSO DING YOUR PHONE EVERY TIME A COMMENT IS LEFT, WHICH GETS OVERWHELMING AT TIMES. ON HERE YOU CAN PRIVATELY MESSAGE US AND ONLY WE SEE THE MESSAGES!

Thank you all for reading this. It is kind of a form of therapy, by expressing exactly what I want to say, that does not violate some guideline or rule on a different social media platform. This update has helped me more that it will ever help anyone else. I love you all and I promise to fight for Landens Legacy everyday, as long as I have breath left in my body!

TO EVERYBODY THAT TOUCHED LANDENS LIVE, THIS IS THE "HEART BROKEN FATHER", SIGNING OFF!!

Please read the beginning of this update so nobody gets the wrong idea of what I am doing here. However, if you can't understand what I am doing, then you can just message me!

You are looking at a life size model of the Tumor and Landens Pelvis, which was removed during surgery. Dr. Brock Lindsay sat down with an Engineer to make this model based off of Landens measurements and past scans.

I want to thank my amazing wife, Tamala Jaggie and my oldest son, Jayden Jaggie. Jayden has been Landens rock throughout this journey. They are not just best friends, they are bonded forever.

Tammy has been a warrior throughout this journey. There was never a time she was not right beside Landen, holding his hand.

I want to say, I love you Jayden. You have turned into the most amazing young man that continues to make me proud see er everyday. I am blessed to have you as my son!

Tammy, I love you with all my heart and I apologize for any heartache I have ever caused you. I am committed to being a better man and I have never been more genuinely committed to our amazing family.

We will need to pull together as a 3 person unit to make it through this, but our family will prevail.

I love you both with every fiber of my being and I am very lucky to have both of you!