Childhood Cancer Warrior Spotlight: Ryan

Ryan is the second oldest of four children. He has two brothers and a sister. He was diagnosed with B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia on Dec 22, 2025 at 15 years old while visiting family in Pennsylvania for Christmas. His first Chemo treatment was on December 24, 2025. After finishing induction he transferred home to Texas Children’s to continue his treatment. Before his diagnosis he was in his freshman year of high school. He had been working towards playing on the baseball team for his school and had been going to school early for weight room workouts and staying after for baseball practice. He loves cars, especially older models and helping his dad work on the cars. Like many other teens his age he loves legos and video games. He should be finishing treatment in late summer, or early fall 2028.