Remembering an Angel...

There are many, many children who have touched our life since we first heard the word neuroblastoma-a whole community of different families with their own stories to tell. Today I wanted to share one of them with you, a little boy named Lucas Tran. Here is an entry from his mothers Caring Bridge page, through which SO many got to know this special boy who loved vacuum cleaners more than anything! His uncle lived with him and created a wonderful tribute to him through the pictures he took. If you can-take a few minutes and remember Lucas.
Debbie


SUNDAY, JULY 13, 2008 10:12 PM, PDT
My only sibling, Tommy (we call him Thong at home), who was a mechanical engineer turned professional photographer, created a story of Lucas' life from the beautiful photos he took (minus the last picture which was taken by Chinh). Tommy lived with us for about a year before Kira arrived and frequently visited afterward. He was here shortly after Lucas was born, shortly after diagnosis, during surgery in NY, spent most of the summer in NY with us last year, and cut his trip in Africa short when I told him Lucas was dying. Lucas was very fond of Tommy and gave him an endearing nickname that he made up--Dodi (dough-dee). In addition to hiding from Tommy and being chased by him, Lucas loved playing with Tommy's tripod, camera with an enormous lens and detached flash, pda phone, and stickering his suitcase. Thanks for the tribute Thong and, more importantly, for being such a big part of Lucas' life (and ours). Click here to view the photos and captions. You may need to maximize your window to see the captions. Warning: some of the photos are from the time of his death.

http://www.tommyimages.com/Projects/Lucas_Tran/slides/001-NN_0076-Neuroblastoma.html