American Horror Story creator Ryan Murphy reveals his five-year-old son Ford is now cancer-free
RYAN Murphy had some positive news for Friday.
The 53-year-old creator of American Horror Story and Glee revealed that his five-year-old son Ford has beaten cancer.
The writer, who is married to photographer David Miller, told Variety's Power of Women event that his youngest son's treatment for neuroblastoma has been effective.
“Three years ago my beautiful son Ford went for a standard typical 18 month exam,” Murphy said, while presenting an award to Dana Walden, who was being honored for her with the UCLA Jonson Comprehensive Cancer Center.
He explained that luckily Ford coughed during the exam "at exactly the right moment," as his doctor was performing an abdominal exam.
He remembered: "Her eyes widened. Something was not right. From that moment came a day of terror and scans.”
“My baby had a tumor the size of a tennis ball at 18 months growing behind his abdominal wall. And the doctor said this was bad," the director of Eat, Prey, Love said.
He was diagnosed with neuroblastoma - which, according to the , “are cancers that start in early nerve cells (called neuroblasts) of the sympathetic nervous system, so they can be found anywhere along this system."
He explained that the youngster has endured gruelling surgery and hospital visits.
“Ford went through a six hour surgery and years of intense exams which required hours and hours of anesthesia. I cannot express to you in this room how difficult this was on him, how difficult this was for our family,” he said, adding that while he has yet to “emotionally recover” from it all, “Ford has.”
“I am so proud to proclaim that he is cancer free,” Murphy added.
The room burst out in applause and the good news.
This is a disease that touches us all," Murphy said.
He first revealed that his son was diagnosed with neuroblastoma last October, writing: "I’d like you to meet Ford Theodore Miller Murphy. Today is a big day in his and our family’s lives,” on an Instagram photo of Ford riding a horse.
“Two years ago, this sweet little innocent boy with a deep belly laugh and an obsession with Monster Trucks was diagnosed with neuroblastoma…an often fatal pediatric cancer. Ford’s cancer - an abdominal tumor the size of a tennis ball - was found during a normal check up by his brilliant pediatrician Dr. Lauren Crosby @drlaurencrosby,” Murphy wrote.
“From there, Ford has undergone a huge surgery and several difficult procedures.”
“My better half, David Miller, was a rock through this — strong and patient and loving (I was always a trembling wreck),” wrote Murphy, who also shares son Logan Phineas, 6, with Miller.
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