DALTON, Ga. — Ryan Perdomo pushed his walker down each aisle of The Battlegrounds Games & Comics store on Wednesday, stopping at times to pick up an item of interest.

He was the only person in the store on Airport Road making selections, thanks to a free shopping spree provided by the store’s owners and a nonprofit organization. His mother Pam watched from a distance.

“The last 10 months have been intense for him,” she said. “The poor kid went through hell and back.”

On Oct. 10 of last year, Ryan, a freshman at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville from Cleveland, Tennessee, was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma, a form of bone cancer.

Pam Perdomo said she got the news on Tuesday that he’s now cancer free.

“Yesterday and today have been great days,” she said on Wednesday.

One of Ryan’s wishes was to experience a shopping spree at a video games store. With the help of Dreams and Wishes of Tennessee and the owners of The Battlegrounds Games & Comics, who provided him with a $1,000 shopping spree, that wish was granted. Dreams and Wishes of Tennessee is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that seeks to grant wishes to individuals between the ages of 5 and 21 who have relapsed from cancer or those who have reached their 18th birthday and not yet had a wish from another organization.

Ryan selected a Genji Overwatch statue, PlayStation 4 console, Star Wars Hot Toys BB-8 and Imperial Tie Fighter Pilot figures, two posters, a ThinkGeek Exclusive Nuka Cola girl statue, a black and white Zombie Batman statue and an Antman & Wasp Pop collectible.

Pam Perdomo said Ryan had knee pain for about six months. During a trip home from school for fall break last October he was walking up the stairs when his left leg “gave out.”

“He heard a pop in the leg,” Pam Perdomo said. “The next day I took him to the emergency room and was told his leg was broken.”

She said she was advised to follow up with an orthopedic doctor. While there, inflammation on the knee was discovered. That was followed with an MRI and the discovery of a nine-centimeter tumor.

“The tumor had eaten through the bone and caused it to break in his left tibia bone,” she said. “We went to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.”

Pam Perdomo said Ryan spent 10 months in and out of the hospital fighting an “aggressive bone cancer for pediatric kids.”

“He’s had two surgeries on the leg and had the bone replaced in his left leg,” she said. “He got an infection and had to have a surgery to fix it.”

She said she was driving back and forth to Nashville, Tennessee, a few times a week.

“His chemo(therapy) treatments were five days one week, then two days every other week,” she said.

She said in the past year Ryan spent 96 days in the hospital and had eight emergency room visits.

“He’s had it bad, really bad,” she said of her only child. “Three weeks out of treatment he’s looking good, happy and doing well.”

Ryan said his mom has been by his side “through it all.”

“She’s so tough, I expected more crying, but she’s been pretty resilient,” he said.

Michael Gunter and Jason Mathis, the co-owners of The Battlegrounds Games & Comics, said they heard about Ryan from a customer. Gunter said they didn’t hesitate when given the opportunity to help with Ryan’s wish.

“It was a no-brainer because we’ve been blessed with the success here,” Gunter said. “There are some people who are not very fortunate so it’s the least we can do to give back.”

Gunter said they give to charitable causes but this is the first time the store has been closed specifically for one person.

“Cancer affects pretty much everybody today,” Mathis said. “If we can make it easier on somebody, it makes us feel good, and them. There is no reason not to do it if you’re able.”

Ryan said he appreciated the generosity from Gunter and Mathis. It was his first trip to the store.

“I feel pretty good, thank you so much,” he said. “A thousand dollars is not something you see every day.”

Ryan said he plans to return to college soon.

“I’m researching a specialty of medicine to study,” he said.