Deen Alsalman
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Memories Through the Years

Age First Year
First Year

Deen was a healthy baby. He slept and eat well. He was very playful with his sister. He took his first steps about 11 months old.

Age Second Year
Second Year

Deen had a love of activities like running and playing football and tennis. He just loved to play and laugh. He would love playing hide and seek.

Age Third Year
Third Year

Deen loved minecraft and started playing on an iPad. He would always make sure his character had full diamond armour, shield and swords.

Age Fourth Year
Fourth Year

He loved playing football at nursery. He started building relationships with friends. He was a very popular boy that could make anyone laugh.

Age Fifth Year
Fifth Year

Deen continued to love anything involving activity His favourite lesson at school was PE. He could tolerate mathematics but did not really like most lessons.

Age Sixth Year
Sixth Year

Deen also loved playing Roblox. His Roblox name was Deenoneteen. This was because when he was young he thought eleven was oneteen.

Age Seventh Year
Seventh Year

Deen's first trip abroad. Marbella - Costa Del Sol. Deen suffered from extreme travel sickness his whole life. He was not able to sit in a car for more than 10 minutes without vomiting. It was hard work to get him to Marbella.

Age Eighth Year
Eighth Year

During Covid Deen became a pro at Fortnite. He won over 200 victory royals in different game modes. His mother put in so much effort to make sure he did not fall behind in school which he always struggled with.

Age Ninth Year
Ninth Year

Deen started attending a local football club. He was so good it shocked me. People would call him Ronal-Deen-nho. He was extremely fast at running. He could now beat his father in a sprint race.

Age Tenth Year
Tenth Year

During his treatment at UCLH. A teacher would teach him. He was showing signs of massive improvements in his Maths and English. After radiotherapy Deen was able to kick a football around for a bit. Unfortunately that did not last long. He turned to his Nintendo Switch and completed The Legend of Zelda - Breath of the Wild, including master mode and the trial of the sword. He became so good a Super Mario Odyssey that he could speed run it. The final game he mastered was Super Smash Brothers Ultimate where he could beat his father and sister using any character. We were so proud of how strong, calm and brave he was throughout his illness.