That's my take too. Didn't help that doctors said using the stem cells would have helped his Dad when others say there are better alternatives today.
Maybe if Ron wasn't so estranged from his Dad before he became ill, he would have reacted differently.
It's weird, the middle position. Some people want to support his stance, and others want to support his right to say his peace.
To do the latter, he has to continue to be a kid in the face of the tragedy that's been ongoing for ten years. Acting like a kid is at the expense of being a man, by definition. But, it's not necessarily his doing.
There's grace to be found in lots of places. I believe that God allows us to draw our own conclusions in life.