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Make His Dream Come True! Nine-Year-Old Cancer Sufferer’s Dying Wish Is To Trend On Twitter

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May 10 2012, Published 5:15 a.m. ET

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By Debbie Emery - Breaking Celebrity News Reporter

Instead of going to Disneyland or meeting his favorite sports idol, a nine-year-old boy who is dying from brain cancer just wants people to tweet about him so that his name will live on after he dies.

Ryan Kennedy, of Clarkston, Michigan, has battled brain cancer for five years and endured seven surgeries, four rounds of chemotherapy and two courses of radiation, reported the News Herald, and he’s had enough.

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The brave youngster recently made the decision to suspend treatment for the cancerous tumors that have ravaged his brain since 2007, and now with weeks to go before his 10th birthday, Ryan’s dying wish is simply to trend on Twitter.

Breaking Celebrity News will be tweeting Ryan's wish for the next 24 hours and encourage all readers to do the same, and to pass on the message, in addition, please follow Ryan on Twitter.

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Tragically, Ryan might not even survive the 26 days until his milestone birthday as he has almost died twice in the past week, revealed his mother, Kimberly Morris-Karp, and doctors have put his chance of recovery at zero.

Although no one knows exactly how long he has left, one thing that is for sure is Ryan is not going to go quietly.

Local youngsters and fellow students at Clarkston’s North Sashabaw Elementary School have taken to their Twitter accounts to get Ryan’s name trending â