Meet Ethan Post. He’s a bubbly, positive, enthusiastic and lovable 8 year old. He’s a 2nd Grade student at Brookhaven Innovation Academy.
He is a thoughtful brother to his 4-year-old sister Hannah, and he feels lucky and blessed to have his mom, Susanna and dad, Douglas. He also loves his dogs, Angel and Cerberus.
A few months ago, he’s was diagnosed with Diffuse large B-cell Lymphoma or DLBCL. It is a cancer that starts in white blood cells called lymphocytes. It usually grows in lymph nodes — the pea-sized glands in your neck, groin, armpits, and elsewhere that are part of your immune system. It can also show up in other areas of your body.
Thank you, Ethan, for being strong, positive and an inspiration to everyone in Brookhaven.
Questions:
Q: What happened few months ago?
A: A few months ago I was diagnosed with Diffuse large B-cell Lymphoma, and I consider myself lucky. I think I am lucky because I stayed in the hospital for 3 months and other people stayed for a year.
Q: How did you keep yourself busy in the hospital?
A: I stayed in school, and got to play lots of video games! I made a good friend named Kendall, and he has a pet Boa Constrictor and a few Python’s.
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Q: What is your favorite video game?
A: LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga. That means all the Star Wars characters are made out of Lego’s and it’s about the first 6 Star Wars episodes.
Q: When did you leave the hospital?
A: I got my central line out on November 4th and then got out of the hospital. The central lines allows chemo to go into my body and the 2nd line flushes it out. I called the machine that attaches the line to my body, my BottyGuard because it looked like a Robot. I don’t think I’ll ever have cancer again.
Q: What’s the first thing you did when you got out the hospital?
A: I took a good shower. For the first time in a while I as allowed to put my head and full chest under water, and now I think I can go into a pool!
Q: What is your favorite subject at school?
A: It’s called Project Based Learning and it allows me to learn with my friends.
Q: Who is your favorite teacher?
A: Ms. Allen is my favorite teacher because she actually told the whole school to declare it Ethan Post Day!
Q: Do you like school lunch?
A: My dad packs stuff. Sometimes my dad packs strawberries and watermelon, and sometimes he packs chips and turkey jerky!
Q: What is your favorite restaurant in Brookhaven, and what do you love there?
A: I like Verde, Newks, Chik-Fil-A, and J.Christopher’s. I love the turkey bacon at J. Christopher’s
Q: Do you like desserts? And what is your favorite?
A: Well, I like chocolate and candy. And my favorite is Milky Way.
Q: Do you have a favorite sport?
A: I like watching football. And my favorite football team is the Chiefs.
Q: Do you have a favorite park in Brookhaven?
A: I have two favorites. The Skyland Park and Blackburn Park. What I like in Blackburn Park is the climbing structure and sometimes I meet my friend, Eli.
Q: What is your favorite TV show?
A: I would say, Wild Kratts.
Q: What is your favorite store in Brookhaven?
A: I believe it’s the haircut store in Town Brookhaven, The Salon Red Kids.
Q: What is your favorite thing in Brookhaven?
A: I think it’s the restaurants, and all the good parks and playgrounds.
Q: What is something interesting that most people don’t know about you?
A: I do have a good imagination and that I want to be in TV Shows. I have great curiosity and I love to learn things.
Q: School or Recess?
A: School.
Q: Movie or TV Show?
A: I’d go with TV Show.
Q: Mountains or The Beach?
A: I’ll go with the beach.
Q: Spinach or Cauliflower?
A: Spinach.
Q: Baseball or Football?
A: Football.
Q: Dogs or Cats?
A: Dogs.
