If I Die

This story is very emotional and it must have been so hard for Dianna Sugg to write this story. This story took over her life for 25 days and she was directly affected by the family and the patient. She was very dedicated to this story and making the story have an impact on other people.

This story was very sad and emotional but I felt at ease when reading it. R.J and his family accepted his fate even through his extreme tragedy. R.J.’s mom was so strong and such an amazing person through the whole story. I think it was very important that this story be published.

I think it was very emotional for the family to hear this poor little boy plan his own funeral and where he wanted to be buried. I cannot even imagine what the family was going through and how they dealt with this sick child. No family should have to go through anyone with cancer but especially a child. No family is prepared when someone they love is diagnosed with cancer.

I think it is very important for hospitals to have programs like the Hopkins Project. I think a dying child should be able to try to stay as positive and happy as possible. I am in full support of the hospital fulfilling a child’s last wish before they die.

I think it was so special that R.J. was able to leave mementos to his family and to the doctors and nurses that helped him. I think that is such a good way to remember someone who has died and they will be able to have these things for the rest of their lives. I like the hand print molds were very interesting a great reminder of the person.

I think R.J.’s mom is so respectable and so admirable. She did everything she could to make her son as comfortable as possible before he died. She was a great mom and should be recognized for what she did for her son.

I know first-hand how hard cancer can be for the person who has it and the person’s family.  I have had two very close grandparents die of cancer. It has been really hard for my family to move on from these deaths. Cancer is such a terrible disease. When I was younger, my mom would hold bikeathons for the St. Jude’s Children’s foundation to raise money for cancer every year. I will always try to do what I can to help support families with children and other family members with cancer.

It was very interesting when they talked about that kids usually know or expect when they are going to die. That was crazy to me but I could definitely believe it. I think children have some kind of special senses or feelings than adults do. I also thought it was so interesting that he was able to describe and talk to what he said were angels.

R.J’s death was exactly 2 days before my grandpa died in the same year. My grandpa died of cancer also. It was very crazy to read that the dates were so close. My grandma, mom, and aunt tried to make my grandpa as comfortable as possible just like R.J.’s mom had done for him. I liked how R.J’s family was prepared and tried to be as calm as possible. I think it is important to make a person’s last days as comfortable and as happy as possible.

Cancer is so horrible and takes so many lives. There are very few success stories with dealing with cancer. One of my good friends was lucky enough to be one of those success stories. My friend’s dad was diagnosed with throat cancer about a year ago. The doctors told his family that he wouldn’t make it through the year and was going to die. Last week, my friend got the best news any family could ever hope for, his dad was going into remission and his body was cured of his cancer. There is no better feeling than that and I am so happy for him and his family that they were so lucky.