Derek, the 8-year-old son of retired NYPD Lt. Eric Dym, passed away after a brave 14-month battle against DMG Glioma, an aggressive brain cancer. Known for his love of Minecraft and swimming, Derek's deterioration compelled his family to leave their life in Bali for urgent treatment in the U.S. Despite extensive medical efforts and a significant GoFundMe campaign that raised nearly $600,000, Derek's health declined, leading the family to hospice care. Through this ordeal, his father's poignant reflections reveal both heartache and hope, highlighting the family’s struggle and unyielding hope for a miracle.
Derek fought so hard,” his broken-hearted dad told The Post. “This cancer is just a monster.
We always thought if anybody could beat it, it would be Derek,” said Dym, an ex-Marine and co-host of a New York City-based podcast on policing.
We were fighting two parallels. For one, we knew it wasn't curable. And the other was that doctors aren't God, and we were hoping for a miracle, so we weren't going to give up.
Little sister Ellie kept asking, 'When’s he going to play? When’s he going to start talking?'
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