| Last Friday brought about some very disturbing news. My first
boyfriend Ryan has been battling a rare blood disease since his senior
year in high school. Last year he went into the hospital for a
bone marrow transplant. After a second transplant, he was put in
isolation and his immune system was supressed due to a case of graft
vs. host disease. He was weak and in isolation for most of the
year. Around August he bagan getting better. Things were
turning up and he was taken out of isolation, and he returned to
work. However a few months later he got violently ill again and
he was placed back in the hospital in isolation. He then came
down with a yeast infection in his lungs that later spread to his
eyes. The doctors could really do nothing for him, so they
induced a coma in hopes that that would allow his body to fight the
infection. However, on Friday morning at 11am, Ryan Alan Barrows
passed away, a mere 20 years old. He was an active member in
Oswego Presbyterian Church, very intelligent and genuine, and always
willing to go the extra mile for someone he didn't even know. He
was the person that everyone looks up to and aspires to be. To
me, he was an excellent boyfriend, friend, coworker, and boss. He
was one hell of a person, and I am glad that his pain is no more, and
he is much better off now.
Rest In Peace.
Ryan Alan Barrows
01-06-2006
You will be missed
You are loved
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