Published 18:42 IST, December 19th 2019
9-year-old boy cries tears of joy after last chemo pills, watch video
9-year-old boy’s emotional reaction after finishing his last chemotherapy treatment has gone viral. The video was posted on Facebook by his mom Ashley Cotter.
A 9-year-old boy’s emotional reaction after finishing his last chemotherapy treatment has captured the hearts of netizens. The video, posted on Facebook by his mother Ashley Cotter, has been viewed over 19,000 times. The video shows her 9-year-old son Steven bursting into tears of joy after his last chemo medication ended.
Beating cancer with a smile
In the caption of the picture, she wrote that her kid took his chemo crying with a smile on his face. She added that watching her son coming out of cancer was pure happiness. Cotter also shared photos of her son posing next to all of his medication. The text along the picture read, "This is just a touch of what he’s had to take over the past 3 yrs my baby kicked cancer ass with a smile on his face and his head held high I could not be more proud then I am right now!!!!! #peaceoutcancer"
Speaking to international media, she said that Steven was diagnosed with cancer when he was just six years old and had his first treatment on August 29, 2016. Cotter added that it was absolutely horrible to hear the words ‘your son has cancer.” She also said that the feeling to finally witness her son beat cancer and do his chemotherapy treatment with a smile on his face and his head high was absolutely amazing.
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Updated 11:10 IST, December 20th 2019