09/03/2026
Please keep Avery in your thoughts, he's such a great kid. He deserves all of the love and so does his family. Much love kiddo 💕
We didn’t get the news we were praying for.
Despite all of the treatment he’s been given, Avery’s cancer has continued to spread, and after nearly eight years of fighting, we’ve reached a place we never wanted to reach. We will no longer be continuing cancer-directed treatment. Our focus now is simply Avery—keeping him comfortable, surrounding him with love, and filling his days with as much happiness as we possibly can.
For almost eight years, our lives have revolved around what comes next.
The next treatment. The next scan. The next procedure. The next idea. The next chance.
There was always a next.
And now, instead of constantly looking ahead, we’re choosing to just be here.
Laughing at his terrible, but incredibly funny jokes. Sitting together doing absolutely nothing. Opening packs of Pokémon cards. Saying “I love you” a hundred times a day and it still feels like it’s never enough.
For almost eight years, people have called Avery a fighter. And he is. But Avery, if you read this, we want you to know something:
You never needed to fight to make us proud of you.
You never needed to be brave for us or smile when something hurt. You have already given more than enough, to us, to yourself, and to the rest of the world.
Cancer may be part of your story, but it has never defined you.
You are funny. Stubborn. Kind. You love people fiercely. And somehow, through everything cancer has thrown at you, you have always remained you.
That is what we are most proud of.
Your birthday is next week, and we’re going to celebrate the hell out of you. We’re going to laugh, make memories, open an unreasonable amount of Pokémon cards, and remind you every single day just how ridiculously loved you are.
We are still praying for a miracle. We will never stop.
But you’ve taught us that hoping for tomorrow and being grateful for today can exist in the same breath.
You just keep being Avery.
We’ll take care of the rest. ❤️
