Aameer (21 years old) was diagnosed with NeuroFibromatosis (“NF”) as a child. He had his first major surgery in November 2017 to remove a softball size tumor; Summer 2018 he had another surgery to remove a golf ball size tumor; following the last surgery, Aameer was in tremendous amount of pain, unable to walk or move, his doctors were unsure what was going on so they prescribed pain management. Aameer and his parents insisted on a MRI in November 2018, wherein a football size tumor was found and removed. Unfortunately, the results of the pathology report revealed that the tumor was malignant. In December 2018 he was diagnosed with Malignant Peripheral Never Sheath Tumor (“MPNST”) which is a form of Sarcoma. Sadly, Aameer passed away on August 12, 2019 after a 8 month battle with cancer.
BUT
Cancer did not define Aameer!
Aameer was passionate about sports, especially basketball. He was a fanatic for college basketball. As much as he cheered for DePaul, La Lumiere and Chicago Bulls, he was also ready to talk football at anytime and felt the pain of being a Chicago Bears fan. Growing up in Northwest Indiana and with family from Illinois that were obsessed with the Chicago teams, Aameer formed his loyalty to the Bulls, Bears, Sox and Blackhawks (sorry Cubs fans). Aameer loved spending time with family and friends and had a wicked sense of humor…his mom might say a little too wicked. He had a huge sweet tooth…he hadn’t met a candy or dessert that he didn’t like and for some unknown reason loved mozzarella sticks…who are we kidding mozzarella sticks are delicious.
Now starts the real work to ensure that we keep his legacy alive. That his words “preventing another person to live in pain” means something to all of us. That we continue to help others and bring light into the world just as he did for 21 years. We will have multiple fundraisers that will be posted to the site, so please check in and help spread the word.
Thank you for your continued support, love, and prayers. #sahistrong forever! #aameericle always in our hearts!
