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May 19, 2014: Superheroes Serve as Pallbearers in Honor of Young Cancer Victim
Posted by Neil Cole
In memory of 5-year-old Brayden Denton who recently lost his battle to brain cancer on May 8th, six pallbearers dressed as Spider-Man, Thor, the Hulk, Superman, Iron Man and Batman at his funeral last week.
"The whole time I saw them carrying Brayden he was probably up there going, 'This is so cool,'" said Brayden's mother, Staci Denton who came up with the "superhero" idea for the funeral. "That was his world. That's what he would have wanted."
Throughout his battle with an aggressive form of brain cancer known as DIPG, Brayden maintained his love for superheroes — especially Spider-Man and, for his 5th birthday three months ago, the family celebrated with a massive superhero cake.
With the help of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Brayden also had the opportunity to meet the iconic web-slinger at Universal Studios during a trip to Florida last year.
Brayden's family is trying raise awareness for DIPG, which is terminal for 100 percent of the patients.
"This cancer does not have a survival rate," said Brayden's 28-year-old uncle Cory, who was Thor at the funeral. "Even leukemia is survivable. This one is not."
The staff of the Superman Super Site would like to extend our heartfelt thoughts and prayers to the Denton family.
