So my mom just called me, sobbing, and told me to listen to a song called "Ronan", by Taylor Swift. Apparently Taylor Swift did an amazing appearance on last night's "Stand Up to Cancer" telethon. So I watched her performance of Ronan on it, and it really was amazing. About 20 seconds into the video, I started bawling. I'm not joking. Tears were literally streaming down my face watching her sing this heartbreaking song. Out of the songs I've heard that Taylor Swift has made, this is by far her best. For those of you who haven't heard, Ronan Thompson (the boy that the song is based on) is a four-year-old little boy that got neuroblastoma, a cancer that mostly affects children 5 years or younger, but can occur rarely in older children. I'll copy and paste from his mother's blog... "In August of 2010 our beautiful baby boy Ronan was diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma cancer. He passed away on May 9th 2011 in his mothers arms after an 8 month battle where he never gave up until he was told it was time to let go. This is his adventure. This is his life. This is his story. It will never end." Lyrics to 'Ronan': I remember your bare feet down the hallway I remember your little laugh Race cars on the kitchen floor Plastic dinosaurs, I love you to the moon and back I remember your blue eyes looking into mine like we had our own secret club I remember you dancing before bed time then jumping on me waking me up I can still feel you hold my hand Little man, from even that moment I knew You fought it hard like an army guy Remember I leaned in and whispered to you Chorus: Come on baby with me We're gonna fly away from here You were my best four years I remember the drive home when the blind hope Turned to crying and screaming, "Why?" Flowers piled up in the worst way No one knows what to say about a beautiful boy who died And it's about to be Halloween You could be anything you wanted if you were still here I remember the last day when I kissed your face I whispered in your ear Come on baby with me We're gonna fly away from here Out of this curtained room in this hospital We'll just disappear Come on baby with me We're gonna fly away from here You were my best four years What if I'm standing in your closet trying to talk to you? What if I kept the hand me downs you won't grow into? And what if I really thought some miracle would see us through? But what if the miracle was even getting one moment with you Come on baby with me We're gonna fly away from here Come on baby with me We're gonna fly away from here You were my best four years I remember your bare feet down the hallway I love you to the moon and back R.I.P.
And at one point of his battle, it looked extremely hopeful. Read this: Ronan’s surgery to remove his tumor went perfectly. The doctor was confident that he took out the entire base tumor. He looked in his chest and under his arteries but found no other signs of cancer. He told Ronan’s parents that he was able to save all of Ronan’s organs. However, the neuroblastoma is still in Ronan’s body. Only the base tumor, which was the size of a golf ball, was excavated. Ronan’s mom, Maya, said in her blog that she was nervous going to see Ronan, but the waiting was much harder. “He looked so brave and big in the bed, all hooked up to everything you could possibly imagine. The tubes didn’t freak me out at all because underneath all of that stuff was my baby boy… waiting for me. I kissed on him and told him how proud I was of him, how brave he was, and how we could finally put this part of our life behind us. He kept nodding his head and was listening to every word I said.”
I cry easily to sad stuff, but I listened to this 3 times and I didn't even have a tearsad story tho
Made me cry I told my mom and her reaction was, "you cured over a song? " I told her I was gonna show her the video . R.I.P. Ronan
.. This was really sad... Same time im happy he doesnt have to fight anymore.. Ronan, please tell my grandpa i said hello.. ^-^ <3.. May you rest well..
Wow, very sad... I'm crying right now; as a mom I can't even imagine what she went through, may he rest in peace
My goodness...I love Taylor Swift. My little boy, oldest, Bradly died last year. Leukemia and Cancer. They told us that he was done with surgeries...he's fine. We took him home and he passed. Thank you for that message Oreo.