He missed birthdays. He missed school events. He missed the simple, ordinary experiences that most children take for granted. But he never lost something far more important: his spirit.
Even on the hardest days, there were glimpses of the boy beneath the patient. A quiet joke. A small smile. A spark of determination that refused to go out.
And today—after more than 1,000 days—that journey reached a milestone that once felt impossibly far away.
The port is gone.
For many, it might seem like a small medical step. A procedure. A checkbox in a long list of treatments. But for Chance and his family, it means something much deeper.