THE POWER OF LOVE
Story by JASMINA SIDEROVSKI
RYAN’S STORY A Real-Life Superhero Ryan Nesbit – The Pizza Assassin
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ur cheeky Superhero known to his followers as The Pizza Assassin was a happy and confident child, mingling with his friends. He is known for his cheeky smile and affectionate nature, who loves his cuddles, cries in sad movies, is very sensitive and has a big heart. Like most kids his age, Ryan loved to climb and jump off things but overall a teddy bear with a heart of gold. Ryan is in Year 4 and lives with his parents and sister Lana and their dog Bella and two cats, Callie and Sunny. His favourite subjects are Science and Sports, but due
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to all the side effects of his treatment, he isn’t able to go to school. Instead he has reverted his strength to fighting T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia after being diagnosed days before his 9th birthday and a much loved first family holiday to Fiji went south. The family were all set to leave on the 22nd of January when Ryan suddenly had fallen ill. A trip to the doctor and the family’s worst nightmare had only just begun. At just three years old Ryan started Hapkido, a form of self-defence in the martial arts. Being the youngest in the group, he was