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Memories of Sean

Monday, March 08, 2010

By L.R. Wright

Sean Robins had been diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, after a routine checkup while he was a 15-year-old sophomore at Francis Parker High School.

The diagnosis was grim. Most patients only live five years. But Sean was determined to not let the challenge get the best of him. He maintained a positive outlook and strong belief that he would survive. His parents, Mitch and Amy, also believed that their son would beat the overwhelming odds.

Sean’s initial treatments sent the disease into remission and he was able to graduate from high school on time, despite painful chemotherapy and radiation treatments. He was accepted into Northwestern University and enrolled twice. But the cancer kept attacking his body, keeping him from ever moving to Illinois for classes.

For seven years, Mitch and Amy Robins watched as their son courageously faced and battled cancer.

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