金伯利·史密斯钦佩她的姐夫瑞安·史密斯,不仅因为他的善良和体贴——他总是把别人放在第一位——还因为他如何与自己被诊断为腺样囊性癌(ACC) IV期抗争,这是一种发生在分泌腺的罕见癌症。
瑞安是26时,他被确诊,新婚金佰利的姐姐Ashley和路易斯安那州立大学的MBA学生。他仍然积极,他的精神是鼓舞了所有谁知道他。
金佰利正在研究的律师资格考试,投入时间长。
“经历法学院,并采取了酒吧是如此对我来说很难,但瑞恩总是把我推到成功,通过他自己的治疗甚至会,”金佰利,谁现在在休斯敦担任哈里斯县地区助理检察官说。
在瑞恩和阿什利在医院接受治疗期间,金伯利和她的丈夫兰登(Landon)和许多人都支持他们MD安德森。他于2014年6月去世后,短短三个月回避他的儿子,特纳的诞生。
这个家庭很快建立了瑞安·史密斯腺样囊性癌研究捐赠基金,以资助研究并帮助改善患者的生活乐动体育LDsports中国MD安德森病人与疾病作斗争。
为了为该基金筹集资金,兰登建议举办一个体育黏土活动,因为瑞安长期享受这项运动。因此,每年4月在路易斯安那州艾伦港举行的“射击运动粘土”筹款活动于2015年诞生。到目前为止,该组织已经筹集了33000多美元。这个以家庭为中心的活动已经成为所有参与计划和执行的人的爱的劳动。金伯利表示,这不仅是为了纪念瑞安继续战斗,也是为了给他的儿子留下遗产。
在这一年中,她表示她收到作为每周咖啡车在志愿者的瑞安感谢关心MD安德森。
我想念瑞安这么多,在MD安德森志愿为我提供给他一个巨大的连接。
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