Tim has never been one to complain about anything, especially about being in pain.  During the fall of 2010, Tim kept complaining about his left leg hurting just below his knee.  He had crashed his motorcycle in a race in early November and we noticed a small bump and a bruise just below his knee. 

My name is Cole. I am 3 years old. I was a healthy little boy saying "mama" & "dada" and waving, until 10 months old when I suddenly developed "A-tonic drop seizures" & "Absent Seizures" aka "Petit-Mal" in August 2009. My world suddenly changed as I had hundreds of seizures a day.

Eagle Scout Candidate, Michael Hafen with members of the American Fork Fire Department. Click "read more" to learn about Michael's project and his story.

Read a daughter's tribute to her mother, Alicia Sheffield who died of pancreatic cancer in 2009.

My mother, Alicia Walters Sheffield, was strong.  I always imagined her as a great warrior, the one that would save everybody from the terrible threat.

She was born in Provo, Utah to Doug and Diana Walters on February 24th, 1977.  She already had a sister Natalie and was followed by three brothers; Nathan, Andrew, and Steven. 

I don't know much about her childhood.  I know she played with Barbies and used to go exploring in the forest behind her backyard with her siblings and friends.  I know she was very creative and was an acclaimed writer in school.  Though her childhood is somewhat of a mystery, I know mine isn't. 

View this touching video about how one coach, afflicted with cancer, found a way to "pay it forward" to others who were suffering. If you attended the 2010 Children's Christmas Cancer Event and received a Ryan's Lion, we' would love to hear from you. Please click "Register your Lion" and submit your own story of courage.

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This December, The Ryan's Lion Organization was privileged to team up with The Children's Christmas Cancer Foundation, Coach Dave Rose and the Brigham Young University Men's Basketball Team to help provide a little bit of holiday cheer to hundreds of children and their families who are fighting a battle with cancer. It was pretty heady stuff to be in the same room with people the likes of Coach Rose, CCCF Founder Mac Boyter and even Jimmer Fredette. But I have to confess that even though Jimmer Fredette was in the room, I spent most of my time talking to little kids, most only a few years younger than I am, who understand courage--I mean REALLY understand courage.

Ryan’s first Christmas wasn’t the kind of holiday his family had hoped to celebrate. During a trip to California for the holidays, Ryan suffered his first seizure--one that lasted for more than 45 minutes despite the best efforts of emergency medical professionals. Today, 3-year-old-Ryan suffers from epilepsy and battles every day to conquer the effects of this devastating disease. Read how little Ryan and his very courageous family have made it a priority to raise epilepsy awareness. Click "Read More" to learn their story.

When Jesse watched paramedics unloading his son, Brandon from the ambulance, he came to a difficult realization: “We may have to bury this boy.”

Read how one family and a community of friends turned tragedy into hope by setting a world record in honor of Brandon.