Ty Bassett and his son, Joseph, Thursday, July 5, 2012. Bassett was diagnosed with sarcoma in 2005. Since then he has gone through chemo, an amputation and another round of chemo. Then last year, during a routine follow-up, doctors discovered the sarcoma had metastasized to his lung. He underwent treatment for that last year. MARICE COHN BAND / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

Ty Bassett and his son, Joseph, Thursday, July 5, 2012. Bassett was diagnosed with sarcoma in 2005. Since then he has gone through chemo, an amputation and another round of chemo. Then last year, during a routine follow-up, doctors discovered the sarcoma had metastasized to his lung. He underwent treatment for that last year. MARICE COHN BAND / MIAMI HERALD STAFF