Tonight the Milky Way will be extra bright and tomorrow the sunshine extra warm. Julian Avery, 4, won his battle against brain cancer on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008, after fighting for 10 months. He is now free and flying with angels. Fly, little man, fly high and watch over the rest of us.
Julian's favorite color was yellow. The family requests that everyone wear yellow to the service instead of somber colors.
Juju, you fought so hard to stay with us. From March 2007 until Jan. 19, 2008, you endured CAT scans, MRIs, brain surgery, IVs, needles, an access port in your chest, 35 days of radiation, a feeding tube in your nose and a G-button in your tummy.
Then endless pokes and tests, and an evil thing called medulloblastoma, that, despite everything we did, attacked your body.You told us it was a mouse that put that golf ball in your head.
It stole your third and fourth years and made your legs wobble and made it so you couldn't walk, sit, use your arms, hug us back, feed yourself, and, finally, even breathe, but you are our hero because it never took your smile or spirit, and never took your fight and will to stay here with us.
We love you so much and we will see you again in heaven. You have inspired and changed so many lives with your wisdom and wit, your love and your charm. We had you with us for almost five years and we will remember you every day and miss you with all our heart. We will have memories of our time with you here on earth, you being called "little dude," proclaiming this is Julian's World, flooding the house, making monster faces, telling nurses how to give chemo, playing with Kiley and Maya, our Make-A-Wish trip, meeting other "tumor kids" and, most of all, how much fun you had with your brothers.
You will be loved in heaven, with no more medicine, pokes or tubes. There will be no pain or cancer and we will be there with you some day to love you and hug you again. We will be OK, but will miss you. Mama, Daddy, Sam, Alex and William.
Published in the Star-Telegram on 1/22/2008.
When Julian Avery had the chance to have one final wish granted, he decided that he wanted to go to Disney World in Florida for a healthy dose of one of his favorite things, sunshine. He and his family got to pet dolphins and meet Mickey Mouse, courtesy of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
During the trip, Julian began having the seizures that would land him in hospice care less than a month later, but he soldiered through the experience with a smile, his family said.
"We were having chocolate malts at 8 in the morning," said his father, Ken Avery. "He wanted to stay on the merry-go-round all day long." Julian Michael Avery died of brain cancer Saturday morning. He was 4.
Julian was diagnosed with a brain tumor in early March after beginning to have headaches, his family said. He had surgery to remove the tumor and was believed to be cancer-free after undergoing chemotherapy and radiation during the summer. But tests in October showed that the disease was back.
Throughout the 10-month ordeal, Julian, the third of four brothers, approached the battle with his trademark wit, said his mother, Myriam "Mimi" Avery.
"He was always a very smart boy. He spoke clearly from the time he was 2 and always had something to say," she said. "His brothers probably taught him more about that than I would have wanted him to know."
Mimi Avery kept relatives around the world updated on Julian's condition through a page on the Web site carepages.com.
Through pictures, videos and daily updates, Julian developed an Internet following and received more than 200 Christmas cards, mostly from strangers. More than 700 people in 24 countries had lit candles for him by Monday night on the memorial site gratefulness.org.
The young boy described all around him as "Julian's World" and rejected the nickname "Little Dude" in favor of "King Julian."
"We told him that it must be hard to be the king," his mother said, "but he just said, 'Nah. Not really.'"
Ken Avery described his son as "commanding." Julian would tell the nurses at Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth how to administer his chemotherapy. The taking of his blood pressure could not interfere with his Little Einsteins cartoons, his father said.
He "was really witty," Ken Avery said. "He was mellow and laid back, probably the most mature person in our house. He told us what to do.
"We'd tell him he was going to heaven; he'd say, 'No! I'm going, but I'm not going yet,'" his father said. "He really loved his mama and didn't want to leave her. He wanted to stay as long as he could for her."
Julian's favorite color was yellow. The family requests that everyone wear yellow to the service instead of somber colors.
Juju, you fought so hard to stay with us. From March 2007 until Jan. 19, 2008, you endured CAT scans, MRIs, brain surgery, IVs, needles, an access port in your chest, 35 days of radiation, a feeding tube in your nose and a G-button in your tummy.
Then endless pokes and tests, and an evil thing called medulloblastoma, that, despite everything we did, attacked your body.You told us it was a mouse that put that golf ball in your head.
It stole your third and fourth years and made your legs wobble and made it so you couldn't walk, sit, use your arms, hug us back, feed yourself, and, finally, even breathe, but you are our hero because it never took your smile or spirit, and never took your fight and will to stay here with us.
We love you so much and we will see you again in heaven. You have inspired and changed so many lives with your wisdom and wit, your love and your charm. We had you with us for almost five years and we will remember you every day and miss you with all our heart. We will have memories of our time with you here on earth, you being called "little dude," proclaiming this is Julian's World, flooding the house, making monster faces, telling nurses how to give chemo, playing with Kiley and Maya, our Make-A-Wish trip, meeting other "tumor kids" and, most of all, how much fun you had with your brothers.
You will be loved in heaven, with no more medicine, pokes or tubes. There will be no pain or cancer and we will be there with you some day to love you and hug you again. We will be OK, but will miss you. Mama, Daddy, Sam, Alex and William.
Published in the Star-Telegram on 1/22/2008.
When Julian Avery had the chance to have one final wish granted, he decided that he wanted to go to Disney World in Florida for a healthy dose of one of his favorite things, sunshine. He and his family got to pet dolphins and meet Mickey Mouse, courtesy of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
During the trip, Julian began having the seizures that would land him in hospice care less than a month later, but he soldiered through the experience with a smile, his family said.
"We were having chocolate malts at 8 in the morning," said his father, Ken Avery. "He wanted to stay on the merry-go-round all day long." Julian Michael Avery died of brain cancer Saturday morning. He was 4.
Julian was diagnosed with a brain tumor in early March after beginning to have headaches, his family said. He had surgery to remove the tumor and was believed to be cancer-free after undergoing chemotherapy and radiation during the summer. But tests in October showed that the disease was back.
Throughout the 10-month ordeal, Julian, the third of four brothers, approached the battle with his trademark wit, said his mother, Myriam "Mimi" Avery.
"He was always a very smart boy. He spoke clearly from the time he was 2 and always had something to say," she said. "His brothers probably taught him more about that than I would have wanted him to know."
Mimi Avery kept relatives around the world updated on Julian's condition through a page on the Web site carepages.com.
Through pictures, videos and daily updates, Julian developed an Internet following and received more than 200 Christmas cards, mostly from strangers. More than 700 people in 24 countries had lit candles for him by Monday night on the memorial site gratefulness.org.
The young boy described all around him as "Julian's World" and rejected the nickname "Little Dude" in favor of "King Julian."
"We told him that it must be hard to be the king," his mother said, "but he just said, 'Nah. Not really.'"
Ken Avery described his son as "commanding." Julian would tell the nurses at Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth how to administer his chemotherapy. The taking of his blood pressure could not interfere with his Little Einsteins cartoons, his father said.
He "was really witty," Ken Avery said. "He was mellow and laid back, probably the most mature person in our house. He told us what to do.
"We'd tell him he was going to heaven; he'd say, 'No! I'm going, but I'm not going yet,'" his father said. "He really loved his mama and didn't want to leave her. He wanted to stay as long as he could for her."
Tonight the Milky Way will be extra bright and tomorrow the sunshine extra warm. Julian Avery, 4, won his battle against brain cancer on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008, after fighting for 10 months. He is now free and flying with angels. Fly, little man, fly high and watch over the rest of us.
Julian's favorite color was yellow. The family requests that everyone wear yellow to the service instead of somber colors.
Juju, you fought so hard to stay with us. From March 2007 until Jan. 19, 2008, you endured CAT scans, MRIs, brain surgery, IVs, needles, an access port in your chest, 35 days of radiation, a feeding tube in your nose and a G-button in your tummy.
Then endless pokes and tests, and an evil thing called medulloblastoma, that, despite everything we did, attacked your body.You told us it was a mouse that put that golf ball in your head.
It stole your third and fourth years and made your legs wobble and made it so you couldn't walk, sit, use your arms, hug us back, feed yourself, and, finally, even breathe, but you are our hero because it never took your smile or spirit, and never took your fight and will to stay here with us.
We love you so much and we will see you again in heaven. You have inspired and changed so many lives with your wisdom and wit, your love and your charm. We had you with us for almost five years and we will remember you every day and miss you with all our heart. We will have memories of our time with you here on earth, you being called "little dude," proclaiming this is Julian's World, flooding the house, making monster faces, telling nurses how to give chemo, playing with Kiley and Maya, our Make-A-Wish trip, meeting other "tumor kids" and, most of all, how much fun you had with your brothers.
You will be loved in heaven, with no more medicine, pokes or tubes. There will be no pain or cancer and we will be there with you some day to love you and hug you again. We will be OK, but will miss you. Mama, Daddy, Sam, Alex and William.
Published in the Star-Telegram on 1/22/2008.
When Julian Avery had the chance to have one final wish granted, he decided that he wanted to go to Disney World in Florida for a healthy dose of one of his favorite things, sunshine. He and his family got to pet dolphins and meet Mickey Mouse, courtesy of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
During the trip, Julian began having the seizures that would land him in hospice care less than a month later, but he soldiered through the experience with a smile, his family said.
"We were having chocolate malts at 8 in the morning," said his father, Ken Avery. "He wanted to stay on the merry-go-round all day long." Julian Michael Avery died of brain cancer Saturday morning. He was 4.
Julian was diagnosed with a brain tumor in early March after beginning to have headaches, his family said. He had surgery to remove the tumor and was believed to be cancer-free after undergoing chemotherapy and radiation during the summer. But tests in October showed that the disease was back.
Throughout the 10-month ordeal, Julian, the third of four brothers, approached the battle with his trademark wit, said his mother, Myriam "Mimi" Avery.
"He was always a very smart boy. He spoke clearly from the time he was 2 and always had something to say," she said. "His brothers probably taught him more about that than I would have wanted him to know."
Mimi Avery kept relatives around the world updated on Julian's condition through a page on the Web site carepages.com.
Through pictures, videos and daily updates, Julian developed an Internet following and received more than 200 Christmas cards, mostly from strangers. More than 700 people in 24 countries had lit candles for him by Monday night on the memorial site gratefulness.org.
The young boy described all around him as "Julian's World" and rejected the nickname "Little Dude" in favor of "King Julian."
"We told him that it must be hard to be the king," his mother said, "but he just said, 'Nah. Not really.'"
Ken Avery described his son as "commanding." Julian would tell the nurses at Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth how to administer his chemotherapy. The taking of his blood pressure could not interfere with his Little Einsteins cartoons, his father said.
He "was really witty," Ken Avery said. "He was mellow and laid back, probably the most mature person in our house. He told us what to do.
"We'd tell him he was going to heaven; he'd say, 'No! I'm going, but I'm not going yet,'" his father said. "He really loved his mama and didn't want to leave her. He wanted to stay as long as he could for her."
Julian's favorite color was yellow. The family requests that everyone wear yellow to the service instead of somber colors.
Juju, you fought so hard to stay with us. From March 2007 until Jan. 19, 2008, you endured CAT scans, MRIs, brain surgery, IVs, needles, an access port in your chest, 35 days of radiation, a feeding tube in your nose and a G-button in your tummy.
Then endless pokes and tests, and an evil thing called medulloblastoma, that, despite everything we did, attacked your body.You told us it was a mouse that put that golf ball in your head.
It stole your third and fourth years and made your legs wobble and made it so you couldn't walk, sit, use your arms, hug us back, feed yourself, and, finally, even breathe, but you are our hero because it never took your smile or spirit, and never took your fight and will to stay here with us.
We love you so much and we will see you again in heaven. You have inspired and changed so many lives with your wisdom and wit, your love and your charm. We had you with us for almost five years and we will remember you every day and miss you with all our heart. We will have memories of our time with you here on earth, you being called "little dude," proclaiming this is Julian's World, flooding the house, making monster faces, telling nurses how to give chemo, playing with Kiley and Maya, our Make-A-Wish trip, meeting other "tumor kids" and, most of all, how much fun you had with your brothers.
You will be loved in heaven, with no more medicine, pokes or tubes. There will be no pain or cancer and we will be there with you some day to love you and hug you again. We will be OK, but will miss you. Mama, Daddy, Sam, Alex and William.
Published in the Star-Telegram on 1/22/2008.
When Julian Avery had the chance to have one final wish granted, he decided that he wanted to go to Disney World in Florida for a healthy dose of one of his favorite things, sunshine. He and his family got to pet dolphins and meet Mickey Mouse, courtesy of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
During the trip, Julian began having the seizures that would land him in hospice care less than a month later, but he soldiered through the experience with a smile, his family said.
"We were having chocolate malts at 8 in the morning," said his father, Ken Avery. "He wanted to stay on the merry-go-round all day long." Julian Michael Avery died of brain cancer Saturday morning. He was 4.
Julian was diagnosed with a brain tumor in early March after beginning to have headaches, his family said. He had surgery to remove the tumor and was believed to be cancer-free after undergoing chemotherapy and radiation during the summer. But tests in October showed that the disease was back.
Throughout the 10-month ordeal, Julian, the third of four brothers, approached the battle with his trademark wit, said his mother, Myriam "Mimi" Avery.
"He was always a very smart boy. He spoke clearly from the time he was 2 and always had something to say," she said. "His brothers probably taught him more about that than I would have wanted him to know."
Mimi Avery kept relatives around the world updated on Julian's condition through a page on the Web site carepages.com.
Through pictures, videos and daily updates, Julian developed an Internet following and received more than 200 Christmas cards, mostly from strangers. More than 700 people in 24 countries had lit candles for him by Monday night on the memorial site gratefulness.org.
The young boy described all around him as "Julian's World" and rejected the nickname "Little Dude" in favor of "King Julian."
"We told him that it must be hard to be the king," his mother said, "but he just said, 'Nah. Not really.'"
Ken Avery described his son as "commanding." Julian would tell the nurses at Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth how to administer his chemotherapy. The taking of his blood pressure could not interfere with his Little Einsteins cartoons, his father said.
He "was really witty," Ken Avery said. "He was mellow and laid back, probably the most mature person in our house. He told us what to do.
"We'd tell him he was going to heaven; he'd say, 'No! I'm going, but I'm not going yet,'" his father said. "He really loved his mama and didn't want to leave her. He wanted to stay as long as he could for her."
Bio by: Aquarian Dawn
