From my mother's heart, I would like to share with you the life and passing of our dear son, Ryan Mayer, who died April 1, 2010, after battling brain cancer for three years. Ryan was born May 26, 1969, and died at age 40, leaving a young wife, three children under seven years of age, his Mom and Dad and four siblings with their families. His great love for us and for our Lord, as well as his courage, made our sad path - our Via Dolorosa - our way of the cross - bearable. Our hearts were totally broken. I still cannot say, "Thanks be to God," for this particular, excruciating painful trial, but I can say, "He, my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, has been faithful and loving to me every step of the way and I live because He lives within me. Jesus Christ is so good to us and His way throughout all of this continues to be revealed." This book is dedicated to our Blessed Mother Mary, who came to get Ryan at the moment of his death and carried him to Jesus to be with Him forever.