This web site has been created as a memorial to a remarkable
boy who accomplished so much in the 13 years he blessed us on this earth.
A brief summary
Dylan Crane, at the very young age of 3 professed his destiny to “Change
the World “. By the age of 7 he
wrote about wanting to excel in all the arts (dance, theater, and
music) with his eventual goal of using his skills in becoming a film
maker. It was then that he made his first video documentary. To Dylan, the
entire world was a stage and he embraced the creative spirit of the arts
because of the way they touched people’s very soul. On September 27th,
2004 Dylan was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma, a very aggressive form of
bone cancer. He began immediately making a video diary of his treatment
protocol including chemotherapy, orthopedic surgery and stem cell
transplant. He turned the first portion of this diary into a short
documentary for his schools entry in the educational media awards. This
film went on to receive 1st place in the district, region and state
competitions. Dylan was unable to edit the rest of the video footage he
had filmed because he had taken a turn for the worst in April 2005 (as a
result of his stem cell transplant) and spent the next 2 months in ICU.
However All Children’s Hospital media specialist Ann Miller and her team
were able to take Dylan’s footage along with some of their own and piece
together Dylan’s story for their annual telethon. Dylan’s story reached
out and touched the hearts of many and helped raise money for the hospital
that had been his home for the past 9 months.
Dylan released his struggle with Ewing’s Sarcoma and made his transition
on June 8th, 2005
Since that time, the story of Dylan’s courageous spirit
continues to reach out and touch peoples lives. Dylan’s legacy continues
through many venues such as memorials erected at his elementary and middle
school, news segments featured by Tampa Bays 10 reporter Bill McGinty and
this memorial web site.
The final editing of Dylan’s video footage has been completed
by Dylan’s father Simon Crane. These videos were produced using previous
notes that Dylan had made as to the content and artistic direction he
wanted his final trilogy to contain.
Thanks to the help from Leo Cuellar, we are now able to have
Dylan’s full video trilogy, “My Cancer Miracle Parts 1, 2&3 “available on
this web site.
It is our hope that in having Dylan’s videos and stories
available, we will be keeping his legacy alive and helping to fulfill his
destiny to…
“Change the world”.
