Our precious, precious son has found his complete healing not on this earth, but in Heaven. He is whole and not suffering; he is singing praises right now to the God he loved!!
Tyler’s valiant fight for life ended on March 29, 2012, at 5:45 PM, at the age of 15 and 5 months. He died cancer-free, with a brand new immune system, but the chemotherapy he received was simply too harsh for his organs.
We cannot fathom a world without his amazing presence. We cannot fathom a life that doesn’t include being his parents. We cannot fathom that a future wife won’t know him as her husband, and future children won’t have him as their father. That a future world will not be blessed by his smiling, hugging, joking, caring, Jesus-loving presence. We cannot fathom any of this.
But please know that God hasn’t changed. Yes, He could have fully restored Tyler to health, and He didn’t. He restored Tyler’s lungs, and none of us really understands why He didn’t heal the rest of his body and restore him to life on this earth. It’s OK not to understand. God knows the future, and His plans are always perfect.
We all witnessed how powerful our God is two weeks ago! And this same powerful God loves YOU! Now is the time to let God hold us tight in His loving arms as we grieve losing Tyler. This is our prayer for all who love our son and prayed so fervently for him.
Tyler’s own prayer was that no one would turn away from Christ and that many would turn to Him due to his illness. Please let Tyler’s prayer be answered with a resounding YES so that his incredibly beautiful impact can continue long after he’s gone, and so his hard-fought battle will not have been wasted!