CAN >> THIS IS THE F.B.I. YOU ARE THE MOST WANT, FOR BEING AWESOME. [SIREN SOUNDING] >> A LOUISVILLE FAMILY DIDN'T LET THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC SPECIAL MINE STOLE. DAVID AND ELIZABETH TURNER'S 8-YEAR-OLD SON DAVID JR. WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN INOPERABLE BRAIN TUMOR TWO YEARS AGO. SINCE THEY COULDN'T THROW A PARTY, THEY ORGANIZED A PARADE. THE F.B.I. AND K-TOWN POLICE JOINED THE CARAVAN, STOPPING BY THE HOUSE. >> WE ARE REALLY SO SURPRISED. IT IS REALLY NICE. YOU FEEL SO ISOLATED RIGHT NOW WITH THE PANDEMIC, AND YOU CAN'T REALLY SEE PEOPLE. IT IS JUST NICE TO HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE COME OUT ON A RAINY DAY AND TO DO THIS FOR US. >> DAVID EVEN
Kentucky 9-year-old with terminal brain cancer dies 3 years after diagnosis
Updated: 8:11 PM EDT May 21, 2021
A 9-year-old with terminal brain cancer died early Friday morning.For years, the Louisville community gathered around David Turner Jr. following his April 2018 Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) diagnosis, a terminal cancer growing on his brain stem. David died "without pain" shortly before 4 a.m. on Friday, his family says, according to a post in the Facebook group David's Adventure DIPG.According to David's GoFundMe page, his family was told by doctors that a child's life expectancy is just nine months after a DIPG diagnosis, so they launched the "David's Adventure," Facebook page, an outlet that highlighted his experiences."He will continue to cross items off of his bucket list while he can; when cleared by his doctors," the page said.David was recently honored Tuesday at the Kentucky Capitol by Gov. Andy Beshear for DIPG Awareness Day.In a post on Facebook, Beshear proclaimed May 21, 2021, David Turner Jr. Ice Cream Day, a promise he made to David before his passing.Officials say DIPG affects 200 to 400 children annually.
A 9-year-old with terminal brain cancer died early Friday morning.
For years, the Louisville community gathered around David Turner Jr. following his April 2018 Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) diagnosis, a terminal cancer growing on his brain stem.
David died "without pain" shortly before 4 a.m. on Friday, his family says, according to a post in the Facebook group David's Adventure DIPG.
According to David's GoFundMe page, his family was told by doctors that a child's life expectancy is just nine months after a DIPG diagnosis, so they launched the "David's Adventure," Facebook page, an outlet that highlighted his experiences.
"He will continue to cross items off of his bucket list while he can; when cleared by his doctors," the page said.
David was recently honored Tuesday at the Kentucky Capitol by Gov. Andy Beshear for DIPG Awareness Day.
In a post on Facebook, Beshear proclaimed May 21, 2021, David Turner Jr. Ice Cream Day, a promise he made to David before his passing.
Officials say DIPG affects 200 to 400 children annually.
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