记得我的兄弟詹姆斯·拉根（James Ragan）

我试图撰写有关我兄弟詹姆斯·拉根（James Ragan）在癌症世界中的道路以及我们从中学到的东西的道路，但是思考某些细节太痛苦了。

也许还为时过早，但是一件事不太早就想到的是詹姆斯的生活对我们其他人的生活的影响。

James’ osteosarcoma story
James was 13 when he was diagnosed withosteosarcoma, and overnight he lost nearly everything he had built. He left 7th grade as one of the best athletes in his class and started 8th grade 10 weeks later in a wheelchair. I remember times when James was miserable. He was sick. He was sad. He had no idea what the future held. He was lost.

But every time, he got up, he smiled, said something funny or nice and began to do something positive. Some days he did school work, and when he graduated, he was the salutatorian. Some days he worked to become a better golfer so that when he got to college, he could play Division I golf for the Rice Owls. But most days he worked at cancer.

Building Triumph Over Kid Cancer – and hope for other kids
It started off just visiting other kids with cancer. Then he threw a Toga Party to raise money for cancer. Then he threw a Toga Party and Golf Tournament to raise money for cancer research. Then he started a foundation to胜过儿童癌。然后，认识他的人也开始为基金会筹集资金。

一直以来，詹姆斯与人们交谈，解释了癌症儿童的问题 - 缺乏研究资金以及所有这些家庭缺乏希望。乐动体育LDsports中国

Finally, one day, like many other children with cancer, James died. That was Feb. 17, 2014. James was only 20 years old.

Celebrating James Ragan’s legacy
随着时间的流逝，我们的家人意识到詹姆斯给我们留下了比任何种类的物质拥有更有价值的东西。有时候，我不想起床。但是每次，我都会想到一个失去了一切的生病，垂死的年轻人，但总是下床做一些积极的事情。当我看到这种记忆时，我有力量起床。

有时候，我认为我每天都无法应对挑战和困难。然后我记得，直到您带着微笑，您永远都不知道可以完成的工作。这就是詹姆斯留下的所有认识他的人。

我与癌症的孩子一起度过的时间越多，我就越意识到，这是他们共享的一件事（除了癌症之外） - 不可侵害的渴望做一些好事，不要浪费时间并留下影响。就像癌症的旅程一样可怕，我认为我们不会对真正的痛苦有所了解。更重要的是，如果没有像詹姆斯这样的小儿癌症患者的笑容，我们永远不会知道什么是真正的力量，因为他们每天都面临着最可怕的挑战。

While James and his friends taught us a lot, and changed my parents and I for the better, they’re still a mom and dad who dearly miss their only son, and I’m still just a girl who misses her brother and her best friend every single day.

Named MD Anderson’s first and only Special Ambassador by President Ronald DePinho in 2012, James Ragan is the subject of a powerful new documentary film, “Until 20,” which will be screened at the世界电影节 - 荷斯顿国际电影节on Sunday, April 17.