Bryson Jordan Blount
Received: Mar 8, 2018
Returned: Dec 19, 2023
Age: 5
Likes: Incredible Hulk, adventure, playing with his little sister, trying to be like his big brother, and singing
Bryson, 5 years old, was the definition of our true form of a “wild child.” He was our daredevil, full of energy and attitude. There was not a thing in this world that Bryson wouldn’t try at least once. Climbing trees and jumping off, jumping off the top of his bunk bed, play fighting, jumping in deep ends of the pool, the list is endless.
Bryson loved adventure, playing with his little sister, trying to be like his big brother, and singing, just to name a few. Bryson’s battle started unexpectedly. On December 30, 2021, we received the results of his genetic testing to find out he also had CMMRD, the same as Gavin, 2 months after Gavin’s initial diagnosis. Two weeks later, in January 2022, we took Bryson into the ER for bruises all over his body and constantly sleeping.
They informed us after further testing that Bryson had B-ALL leukemia. At the time, they told us it was the most curable form of leukemia, so in a way, we were relieved and scared at the same time. Over the next 30 days, he was in the hospital doing the induction phase of treatment, which resulted in him going into remission in February 2022. He hit the ground running from there. Outside of his treatment days, Bryson was back to doing his favorite things he enjoyed before. It almost seemed not to phase him, that is how well he was doing.
We moved back home and switched Bryson’s hospital to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Bryson took a turn just 4 days after his big brother, Gavin, passed away in February of 2023. We took him to the ER and never really left the hospital after that. He spent over 200 days either in the hospital or in a hotel close enough to the hospital for treatment purposes. Bryson went through numerous variations of treatment plans, from T-cell transplants, trying to get him to bone marrow transplant, and St. Jude gave some treatment recommendations to put him through.
Unfortunately, over 10 months, he continues to relapse, and our hopes for remission just keep being drowned. There was a point where we talked with the doctors and switched his care to management and pain control. Thinking Bryson would have some time, it was just a short 3 weeks after having that conversation. We knew it was growing closer when he was sleeping more and not waking up to use the bathroom or even eat. On December 19, 2023, at approximately 8:19 pm. Bryson took his last breath with his family by his side.
Superhero Bryson Jordan Blount, a true warrior, fought for over twenty-three months before succumbing to pediatric cancer. He will never be forgotten.
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