There is this little boy and his cousin that I have never met in real life… I met his older cousin who we will call Jon, over a chat site about 5 months ago, we have been talking ever since. The little boy, whom we will call Tyler for safety reasons, has been diagnosed with medulloblastoma. For those of you that don’t know what this is, it’s a life threatening brain tumor that mostly appears in children under the age of 10.
The reason I have chosen to write about these two people is that, even though I don’t know them in real life, they have indeed made an impact in my life. The strength and relationship between the two is so significant. Personally, I can’t stress how crucial relationships like this are in someone’s life. These two maybe cousins, but from what I can see, they have their fights, battles, and agreements that the typical brothers would have. Jon is in a wheelchair due to a football accident, but this incapability doesn’t stop him. He does everything he possibly can for Tyler, not because he has to, but because he loves the kid, not because he feels obligated, but because he wants to.
I have witnessed the two sharing moments that you couldn’t even imagine. Earlier this week, Tyler jumped on Jon’s lap causing him to fall back and hit his head causing him require stitches. Jon doesn’t stay mad at Tyler for the act a very long amount of time. In no time they are back to joking around and watching movies like nothing happened.
For just being friends over the internet, I feel like I really know these two, we are able to talk about anything and everything together to matter what it is. I don’t think he knows how much I need and appreciate, listening to my problems, and not telling me to piss off. Relationships grow, some are gained, some are lost, but this is one, that I hope will continually grow and bud.
