SIMON WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LEUKEMIA IN THE MONTH OF MAY EARLY THIS YEAR. IT WAS SOMETHING OUR FAMILY WASN’T READY FOR ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAD BARELY LAID OUR FATHER TO REST IN MARCH. WE WERE SCARED, WORRIED, AND UPSET ABOUT THE JOURNEY MY LITTLE BROTHER WOULD HAVE TO FACE IN ORDER TO WIN THIS FIGHT AGAINST CANCER, BUT WE STOOD BY HIM AND HAD HOPE THAT HE WOULD WIN THIS BATTLE. EVEN THOUGH HE WAS SICK AND TRIED MOST OF THE TIME HE NEVER STOPPED BEING THE FRIENDLY, LOVING, AND KIND PERSON HE WAS TO EVERYONE AROUND HIM. HE WAS ALSO VERY GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE DOCTORS AND NURSES AT THE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL WHO TOOK GREAT CARE OF HIM FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OF HIS JOURNEY. HE HAD BECOME VERY ILL AT THE BEGINNING OF THE THIS MONTH. THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BODY HAD BECOME PARALYZED AND HE ALSO WASN’T ABLE TO SPEAK WHICH I KNOW MADE HIM FRUSTRATED SINCE HE COULDN’T COMMUNICATED WITH ANYONE AROUND HIM. HE WAS ABLE TO FIGHT HIS WAY OUT OF THE PICU A COUPLE OF TIMES SO OUR HOPES FOR HIM RECOVERING WERE VERY HIGH. SADLY ON NOVEMBER 22,2021 HE LOST HIS BATTLE WITH CANCER. WE KNOW HE TRIED HIS BEST TO WIN THIS FIGHT BUT IT ALSO GIVES US PEACE TO KNOW HE IS NOW RESTING AND IN A BETTER PLACE WERE HE IS NO LONGER SUFFERING. HIS DEATH WAS SOMETHING WE WEREN’T EXPECTING TO HAPPEN. WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP TO LAY MY BROTHER TO REST, IT HAS BEEN A TOUGH YEAR FOR OUR FAMILY, EMOTIONALLY AND FINANCIALLY, WE APPRECIATE ALL THE LOVE AND SUPPORT WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM EVERYONE. THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU WHO DONATE OR SHARE THIS TO SPREAD THE WORD, OUR FAMILY REALLY DOES APPRECIATE IT