Originally Posted in The New York Post
After fighting crime and violence for 20 years in the South Bronx, retired NYPD Lt. Eric Dym sold his home and set off with his family on what they planned as a dream adventure – backpacking through Asia to learn jiu jitsu, study Buddhism and enjoy the outdoors.
Instead, Dym and his wife Luiza found themselves in a living nightmare when their son Derek, at age 7, was diagnosed with a rare, aggressive brain cancer.
For the past year, the financially-strapped couple and their two kids have been living in an RV camped near Los Angeles Children’s Hospital, where Derek has undergone grueling tests and treatment.
“We have no idea how this happened – he’s a healthy kid one day, and his life changed in a second,” said Dym, 45, an ex-Marine and co-host of a podcast on policing.
“We’re not giving up. We refuse. We have to stand up and fight against cancer.”
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