A Different Boy

Cyndie has also shared how Derek’s moods depended on the way he is feeling. When he’s having a good day, he’s the boy she remembers, happy, laughing, and enjoying spending time with his family and siblings. But when the treatments are unbearable and he’s dealing with too much pain, pain that one so young shouldn’t have to deal with, it’s said that ‘he erupts into uncontrollable tantrums.’