MANY, INCLUDING A LITTLE BOY
KNOWN AS STEVEN STRONG.
WE FOLLOWED THE STORY OF STEVENS
AS HE HAS BATTLED NEUROBLASTOMA.
>> Kim: THE MASTER TRAINER FOR
THE OAKLAND COUNTY K-9 UNIT NOW
IN A STUNNING DEVELOP, IT’S
STEVEN’S TURN TO BE THERE FOR
BOB.
>> PANCREATIC CANCER DOES NOT
RUN IN MY FAMILY.
CANCER DOESN’T RUN IN MY FAMILY.
SO YEAH, IT’S SOMETHING I NEVER
THOUGHT I WOULD HEAR THOSE WORDS
FROM MY DOCTOR.
>> Kim: HE KNOWS WHAT A
FORMIDABLE FOE CANCER CAN BE.
HE HAS A SOURCE OF SUPPORT FOR
STEVEN AND HIS FAMILY AFTER
LEARNING STEVEN LOVES POLICE
K-9s.
HE ATTENDED A TRAINING EXERCISE,
BRINGING LOGAN TO TEARS.
>> IF WE COULD, WE WOULD TAKE
THE CANCER OUT AND PUT IT ON US
IN A HEARTBEAT.
>> I SAID IT BACK THEN AND IT’S
TRUE TO THIS DAY.
IF CANCER IS TO HIT MY FAMILY,
I’M GLAD IT’S ME, AND I MEAN IT.
IT’S HARD FOR MY WIFE AND
FAMILY.
IF GOD HAD TO PICK SOMEONE TO
DEAL WITH CANCER, I’M GLAD HE
PICKED ME.
>> Kim: IT’S DIFFICULT FOR HIS
WIFE TO HEAR.
>> HE TRULY IS THE ROCK OF THIS
FAMILY, AND IT’S HARD FOR US TO
WATCH HIM DO THIS.
>> Kim: ONE OF THE TOUGHEST
MOMENTS SO FAR.
>> WE HAD TO SIT DOWN WITH OUR
CHILDREN AND, YOU KNOW --
>> THAT WAS HARD.
>> Kim: 19-YEAR-OLD,
17-YEAR-OLD, AND 14-YEAR-OLD
CHILDREN.
AFTER HE ASSURING THE KIDS HE
KNEW HE NEEDED TO TELL STEVEN
AND HIS MOM.
>> I WAS LIKE, NO, WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
THAT CAN’T HAPPEN TO YOU.
LIKE, IT WAS SURREAL.
>> IT’S NEVER A PHONE CALL I
WANTED TO MAKE TO MY LITTLE
BUDDY.
YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT HIM.
HE MEANS THE ABSOLUTE WORLD TO
ME.
MY GOD, THAT KID IS AMAZING!
HE’S BEEN A GREAT SUPPORT FOR
ME.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE TALK CANCER
STUFF TOGETHER.
IT’S UNBELIEVABLE THAT -- HE
TELLS ME HOW TO HANDLE CHEMO AND
WE’RE GOING THROUGH SOME OF THE
SAME THINGS.
>> Kim: STEVEN’S BEST ADVICE?
>> JUST BREATHE.
>> JUST TO BREATHE.
IT MAKES EVERYTHING BETTER,
RIGHT?
>> YEAH.
>> Kim: AS BOD HAS BEEN BY
STEVEN’S SIDE, NOW STEVEN IS BY
BOB’S, RECENTLY DELIVERING GIFTS
FOR BOB’S 50th BIRTHDAY.
THE COMMUNITY IS RALLYING AROUND BOB’S FAMILY, TOO.
BOB’S FAMILY, TOO.
>> AS HUMANS, WE NEVER KNOW HOW
FAR OR HOW MANY LIVES WE’VE
TOUCHED AND WITH ALL THE STUFF
THAT HAS GONE ON WITH BOB, I
THINK HE’S REALIZING AND SEEING
JUST HOW MANY PEOPLE HE HAS
ACTUALLY TOUCHED.
>> Kim: FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES
HAVE ORGANIZED LOKEN STRONG, TO
SUPPORT THEM FINANCIALLY AND
EMOTIONALLY WITH DONATIONS,
SHIRTS, SIGNS, AND MORE.
>> THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN
WE’RE STRUGGLING AND WORKING
THINGS OUT AND TALKING TO EACH
OTHER AND WE SEE THE SIGNS, A
MAGNET ON A CAR, CAN’T BELIEVE
ALL THE PLACES WE SEE IT.
>> Kim: FOR THIS NURSE AND
DEPUTY, IT’S HARD TO BE THE ONES
WHO NEED HELP.
>> IT’S BEEN OVERWHELMING.
>> Kim: BUT THEY’RE SO GRATEFUL.
>> YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE IN
PEOPLE’S EYES AND IT’S BROUGHT
ME TO TEARS SO MANY TIMES WITH
THE LOVE AND SUPPORT WE’VE FELT.
>> Kim: IT’S SUPPORT THEY WILL
TELL YOU MEANS THE WORLD.
>> IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A
CHILD BUT IT TAKES A WORLD TO
BATTLE CANCER.
NOBODY IS ALONE AND WE CAN’T DO
THIS ALONE.
AND I HOPE THAT PEOPLE WILL HELP
COME TOGETHER FOR BOB AND SHOW
THEIR LOVE AND SUPPORT FOR HIM
THE SAME WAY THEY HAVE DONE IT
FOR STEVEN.
>> Kim: BOB IS UNDERGOING AN
AGGRESSIVE TREATMENT PLAN
DETERMINED TO BATTLE THIS CANCER
LIKE THE WARRIOR HE IS.
AND HIS FRIENDS HOPE HE WILL SEE
MORE LOKEN SIGNS.
WE HAVE A LINK TO THE PAGE ON
OUR WEBSITE, CLICKONDETROIT.COM.
>> Jason: HIS WORDS FROM A YEAR
AGO NOW TO THIS.
AND INCREDIBLE THEY HAVE A GREAT
SUPPORT SYSTEM BUT THOSE TWO
GUYS, YOU’RE SO GLAD THEY HAVE
EACH OTHER.
>> Kim: AND AS LITTLE STEVEN
SAID, JUST BREATHE, JUST
BREATHE.
WHAT A GREAT STORY!