Posted on 08/20/2022 12:00:45 AM PDT by Morgana
A gut-wrenching image that shows a 15-year-old boy who is suffering from terminal cancer comfort his sobbing brother after telling him that his life is going to end soon has left many people on the internet in tears.
The teen, named Ian, was diagnosed with osteosarcoma - a type of bone cancer - in 2019. After undergoing surgery and months of chemotherapy, his family rejoiced when they learned that he was cancer free.
However, in November 2021, they discovered that the disease had not only returned - but that it had also spread throughout his body.
Now, he and his family have been told 'that there is nothing else they could do' and that his life will tragically come to an end 'soon.'
When Ian shared the terrible news with his younger brother, Peter, whose age is unknown, he broke down in tears.
As he found out that his sibling's days were numbered, little Peter began weeping in his arms. But Ian, keeping a brave face, consoled him and apologized for not being able to beat cancer.
A heartbreaking photo of the touching moment between the two brothers was uploaded to Facebook by an Oregon-based man named Benjamin Elliott, whose relation to Ian and Peter is unknown, and it quickly swept the web, leaving many users emotional.
It showed Ian holding his younger brother 'as tight as ever' as the little boy leaned on his chest and cried; Ian could be seen giving Peter a kiss on his forehead.
'Without speaking, this photo conveys a stronger message than words ever will,' Benjamin wrote in the caption.
'This past week, Ian and his family would learn that there was nothing else they could do.
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I cannot watch these things
Disturbing images generate clicks e.g. money.
The osteosarcoma in children is the same type as in young dogs.
Same results, too.
My heart is broken for that boy.
It hits close to home.
My words about cancer would be much more obscene and savage.
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The photo image tears at the heart, but I’d be interested to know why someone was present to take a picture during such a terrible moment? I would’ve expected the boy’s parents to have been the one’s telling little brother what was soon going to happen to his big brother, but not all families work in the same way.
I do hope the photographer got Little Brother’s permission to post this online. Were it me, I would never wish to view that picture of that moment.
I guess other people who have lost people to cancer understand.
Based on the background, I would safely guess this was taken at home by a parent to commemorate the moment for posterity. I would also guess the pic was posted on Facebook or other social media....not for clicks but to show the humanity and reality of life for some.
I see nothing wrong with posting this pic. It breaks my heart but I would Cherish a pic of me and my Mom during her last days.....never occurred to me at the time to memorialize the moment.
Not a big leap to wonder if the Covid vaccine weakened his immune system.
And for only $19 per month can you help save these children.
Amen! Resurrection!
Seriously? That’s what you take away from this? GFY
It’s a very valid concern. No need to be rude.
Never ceases to amaze me how outraged some people get by leaping to false conclusions over a one sentence comment. I find the photo as tragic and sad as anyone. I also think it’s more tragic if his current diagnosis was the result of a compromised immune system from the vaccine and was preventable in the first place.
Sure. Because no kid ever died from cancer before the COVID vax.
MD either you’re dense, a generally disagreeable person or woke up up on the wrong side of the bed. Right now, I’m trending toward dense but I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt. Relax, have a mimosa and chill a little.
The younger brother is lucky to have the chance to talk to his older brother about this. When I was 12 my 15 year old brother died from osteosarcoma. Before he died, I was thinking he was going to get better. It took a long time to accept that he was gone.
it does indeed but why share that picture, family?
Paco. I generally assume that people who blame every death, without evidence, on the COVID vax as being stupid. Thanks for the confirmation.
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