Super Bentley's Final Level
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8 year old Bentley Thatcher fought a monster for 471 days. It was discovered on 10-13-2018 when he was 6 years old.
That monster is DIPG.
Pediatric brain cancer.
DIPG has a ZERO percent survival rate.
But on January 27, 2020, Bentley won his heroic battle. No more pain, no more suffering. He is free.
Bentley's mom and dad fought right along side him daily throughout his entire battle. It is truly a beautiful thing to witness his parents in action, always there to give him whatever he needed. Bentley has needed BOTH of his parents, and with them both there Bentley was able to stay home as he wished right until the very end.
He hated the hospital.
He just wanted to be home with his parents and his little brother, Cayson.
Throughout the battle, his mom and dad always made sure his dressings were changed, he got repositioned frequently, he had someone awake beside him 24/7 incase he struggled to breathe or had an episode of vomiting. They also made sure he was always clean and freshly bathed, he got to his hundreds of appointments, and they made sure he had all of the medicines that kept him alive for so long. This was no easy task, as he took round the clock meds where you would need a math degree to figure out the dosing and time intervals. He had taken over 20 pills a day for the past year, along with other meds.
The costs of all of these medicines, the wound care for his tunneling open wounds (horrific to see), and just his daily care....it is now drowning his parents in debt.
And now they have funeral costs in the days ahead.
Please help if you can, it is so appreciated. They could not have stayed home with him through this battle if it was not for the amazing support of all of you.
Just a brief explanation on Bentley's condition again-
Bentley was a brave and determined warrior and gave his all to this fight.
His parents did EVERYTHING to try to save Bentley's life. They tried strange diets, the purest essential oils, tumor resection surgery, radiation (multiple times), chemo (multiple times), the most advanced clinical trials, and they faithfully used the best THC/CBD RSO since his diagnosis....all to no avail.
Bentley was an extremely intelligent, loving, genuine and kind soul. He was supposed to grow up to live his dream of becoming a neurosurgeon or a fire fighter or a scientist.
But the reality is he finally got tired of fighting.
Please say a prayer for his family as we try to figure out how to go on without his bright shining light.
That monster is DIPG.
Pediatric brain cancer.
DIPG has a ZERO percent survival rate.
But on January 27, 2020, Bentley won his heroic battle. No more pain, no more suffering. He is free.
Bentley's mom and dad fought right along side him daily throughout his entire battle. It is truly a beautiful thing to witness his parents in action, always there to give him whatever he needed. Bentley has needed BOTH of his parents, and with them both there Bentley was able to stay home as he wished right until the very end.
He hated the hospital.
He just wanted to be home with his parents and his little brother, Cayson.
Throughout the battle, his mom and dad always made sure his dressings were changed, he got repositioned frequently, he had someone awake beside him 24/7 incase he struggled to breathe or had an episode of vomiting. They also made sure he was always clean and freshly bathed, he got to his hundreds of appointments, and they made sure he had all of the medicines that kept him alive for so long. This was no easy task, as he took round the clock meds where you would need a math degree to figure out the dosing and time intervals. He had taken over 20 pills a day for the past year, along with other meds.
The costs of all of these medicines, the wound care for his tunneling open wounds (horrific to see), and just his daily care....it is now drowning his parents in debt.
And now they have funeral costs in the days ahead.
Please help if you can, it is so appreciated. They could not have stayed home with him through this battle if it was not for the amazing support of all of you.
Just a brief explanation on Bentley's condition again-
Bentley was a brave and determined warrior and gave his all to this fight.
His parents did EVERYTHING to try to save Bentley's life. They tried strange diets, the purest essential oils, tumor resection surgery, radiation (multiple times), chemo (multiple times), the most advanced clinical trials, and they faithfully used the best THC/CBD RSO since his diagnosis....all to no avail.
Bentley was an extremely intelligent, loving, genuine and kind soul. He was supposed to grow up to live his dream of becoming a neurosurgeon or a fire fighter or a scientist.
But the reality is he finally got tired of fighting.
Please say a prayer for his family as we try to figure out how to go on without his bright shining light.
Organiser
Jennifer McCourt
Organiser
Big Rapids, MI
