Kyle Limper, 16, dies within 24 hours of leukemia diagnosis

A distraught Philadelphia family is living a “nightmare” after their 16-year-old son died within 24 hours of being diagnosed with leukemia.  

Kyle Limper died peacefully on April 13 from a blood infection caused by the cancer that was discovered that same day, according to his obituary and a report.

“Before April 13th, he was a completely healthy and happy young man with no sign of illness,” his obituary states. “It just came and took him in the same day.”

His father, Ken Limper, told Fox 29 that he initially brought his son to urgent care for back pain after Kyle played basketball before taking him to Jefferson Hospital.

“They told me in a couple of days, if he doesn’t get better, to bring him back. Well, in a couple of days he couldn’t even stand up,” the grieving dad said. “He couldn’t even get out of bed and I had to help him up and stand him up, then he fell right back down on the bed.”

Limper was eventually rushed to St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, where doctors said the multi-sport athlete’s organs were shutting down from leukemia.

Within 24 hours after he arrived at the hospital, he died.

“It was just like it was just a nightmare,” Ken Limper said. “It was just like every time we came back into the room, it was just getting worse and getting worse.”

“I wouldn’t wish this feeling or the situation on anyone,” mother Jodi Taffe also told Fox 29.

The family is raising money on GoFundMe for funeral expenses, the station reported.

Kyle’s obituary describes him as a football player at Kensington High School who also ran track and wrestled while making the honor roll many times.

He had dreams of playing college football and studying criminal law to work for the FBI or a crime scene investigation unit. Limper was so interested in the field that he planned to study with real CSI agents in Washington, DC, this summer, according to his obituary.

“This all stemmed from his love of superheroes, which he wanted to be,” his family wrote. “He wanted to stop all the evil in this world and to put the criminals behind bars so that people could live their lives safely. As always, Kyle was thinking of everyone else.”

The teen was also remembered for his “selflessness, generosity, friendship and love.”