In a powerful image that has left many on social media in tears, a 15-year-old boy with terminal cancer comforts his sobbing brother after informing him that his life is coming to an end soon.
Teenager Ian was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, in 2019. A year and a half after undergoing surgery and months of chemotherapy, his family was delighted to learn that he was cancer-free.
Unfortunately, a life-threatening infection caused the disease to return in November 2021 and spread throughout his body.
In the midst of all this, his family and friends have been told by the doctors ‘that they could do nothing more and that he will sadly soon die because of this.’
At that time, Ian broke down in tears while sharing the terrible news with his younger brother, Peter, who is of unknown age.
Benjamin Elliott wrote it on Facebook, telling his friends that Ian, a teen battling osteosarcoma, would soon pass away:
When little Peter received the news that his older sibling would no longer be able to live, he wept from the bottom of his heart. Despite this, Ian kept up a brave face and consoled him, apologizing for the fact that he could not beat cancer.
An Oregon-based man named Benjamin Elliott, who is unknown to Ian and Peter and has no affiliation with them, uploaded a heartbreaking photo of Peter and Ian sharing a touching moment to Facebook, and it quickly spread across the web, leaving many users baffled and in tears.
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