From One Ryan to Another: Gosling Pays Tribute to Cereal Superstar.
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Today Ryan Gosling has paid tribute to the man-somewhat-responsible for a large part of the cult internet following obsessed with the star’s portrayed disdain for cereal.
Over the last two years Ryan McHenry has suffered cancer
smiling. Having been diagnosed only six months after the original release of
the instant cereal sensation, McHenry has maintained a strong grip on social
media, grinning through his treatment and keeping the public hooked on the
phenomenon that is Gosling’s dirty aversion to Wake-Me-Up sustenance.
Fans have been entertained by McHenry since day one,
watching as he dominated the niche that is celebrity cereal hate. In 2013 Ryan (Mc)
was recovering from a bid (in the form of a leg operation) to rid himself of
the rare and tenacious osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer, notorious for its
aggressively rapid spread.
In tribute to his recent work, fans and friends online
managed to raise $10,000 to aid his recovery and help smooth the transition from
his operating bed back to normality. All this was done in the good-hearted hope
that he would carry on spilling smiles and laughter throughout the internet.
Sadly, like so many similar stories, Ryan McHenry didn't
outlast his condition, and passed away over the weekend. Respectfully, as not
to trivialise the situation, Gosling provided friends, fans and family with the
final chapter of the will he/won’t he cereal saga, and this morning his spoon
met mouth.
Leo Donnelly
My heart goes out to all of Ryan McHenry's family and friends. Feel very lucky to have been apart of his life in some small way.
— Ryan Gosling (@RyanGosling) May 5, 2015
He opened his mouth in a silent and simple surrender, letting enter the silver
spoon that pooled the moon-white milk, flecked with the now famous corn-gold
flakes, creating a tasteful and apt finale for the furiously funny franchise.
He also paired a touching message with his tribute, one from the heart that
will not be forgotten.
In memory of the meme king’s ability to tap into the trivial
and turn it into universal, thigh-slapping laughter, friends of Ryan McHenry
have set up a just giving page to support future sufferers of the disease that
tried and failed to steal a man’s smile.
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From One Ryan to Another: Gosling Pays Tribute to Cereal Superstar.
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