5-year-old Port St. Lucie boy dies of brain cancer

February 25th, 2009 by TCPalm.com

PORT ST. LUCIE — Kyle Wahl, 5, Tuesday night lost his battle with medullohblastoma, a type of brain cancer.

Kyle is the son of Chris Wahl, 33, and mother Sasha, 30, of Port St. Lucie, and was featured in Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers by columnist Geoff Oldfather.

Kyle Wahl, 5, break dances during a holiday party in Dec. 2008. Photo by Damien Higgins.

Last week, Kyle was unconscious and on a ventilator at Cornell University Medical Center in New York. The family went there a week earlier hoping Kyle could get an experimental treatment involving injections of radiation-laced proteins.

But the cancer, which developed when Kyle was 2, progressed to the point the experimental treatment couldn’t be applied unless chemotherapy could shrink new tumors he developed.

Kyle is also survived by a 13-year-old sister.

Staff report

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4 Responses to “5-year-old Port St. Lucie boy dies of brain cancer”

1. Eileen McFadden Says:
   February 25th, 2009 at 1:54 pm

   If you remember, this same form of cancer was very pronounced in the Port St. Lucie area years back. I always relate Port St. Lucie to this, there were numerous cases of this same brain cancer in small children. We need to get to the bottom of this.

2. Garry Schwartz Says:
   February 25th, 2009 at 3:49 pm

   Kyle Wahl, brave little warrior, I’m proud to have been able to ride in a poker run benefit, held in your honor, a couple of years ago. Rest in peace little warrior as you enter the Kingdom of the Lord. God Bless You!

3. LoveWhatYouCan Says:
   February 26th, 2009 at 1:50 pm

   Little Kyle, was an inspiration for other children in this community. Kyle will never be forgotten. I know our family will never forget him….not ever !!! God Blessed him with a entire family who loved him very much.

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