To celebrate his fighting spirit and love for soccer, Charlotte FC and Atrium Health invited Ryan to create a scarf to inspire fans that will be given out at our April 26 match. Ryan chose the saying “Be 1% better at something every day” – his personal mantra and what he hopes to encourage others to do.
According to Ryan, it doesn’t matter what that something is – eating better, getting better grades, training, etc. – building 1% every day compounds the effort!
His scarf design includes this message in Ryan’s own handwriting, along with the handwriting of so many others who have been a part of Ryan’s journey.
His parents, his soccer team and members of his care team all contributed. And so did his siblings, Mary, Jack, and Sam, who saw firsthand how special nurses truly are during Ryan’s health journey. Now all three siblings are nurses themselves and in a full circle moment, Mary and Jack both work at Levine Children’s Hospital – the very same place that saved their brother’s life.
