Cancer is a devastating disease that not only impacts the life of the person receiving the diagnosis, but also the lives of their loved ones. Battling cancer can be a long and painful journey, and sadly, not everyone who is affected by this disease ends up a winner.The sad reality is that cancer also affects children of all ages, from newborns and toddlers to preschoolers and teenagers.Luke Morin and Garrett Matthias were both 5 years old when they lost their young lives to cancer.Luke only lived 17 days after he was diagnosed with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG)—one of the rarest and most aggressive childhood brain cancers with a zero percent survival rate.

His family says that their son “was stollen from them,” and they are doing everything in their power to raise awareness and help raise money in hopes of finding a cure for DIPG.arrett battled a rare childhood cancer for ten long months before he passed away. He was aware of the disease and even wrote his own obituary, sharing his wish to be buried with a party, something his parents honored no matter how heartbroken they were. Instead of a sad funeral, something their son didn’t like, they hosted a celebration of life completed with a bounce house, snow cones and an Asgardians burial, like Thor’s mom from the movie.Both Luke and Garrett were raised in loving families, adored by everyone who knew them. Their parents did all in their power to keep them happy and healthy, but despite providing only for the best for them, they both got cancer.