{"id":10676,"date":"2024-04-05T09:34:48","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T09:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=10676"},"modified":"2024-04-05T09:34:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T09:34:48","slug":"little-boy-whose-photo-went-viral-while-he-battled-cancer-gets-all-clear-and-is-back-in-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=10676","title":{"rendered":"Little boy whose photo went viral while he battled cancer gets all clear and is back in school"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/cancer\/\">Cancer<\/a>, sadly, is something a great many of us will have to contend with at some point in our lives.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Though we might not ourselves be affected by the terrible disease, the chances are high that someone we love \u2013 or, at least, someone we\u2019re close to \u2013 will be.<\/p>\n<p>Here at Newsner, we\u2019ve covered all manner of cancer-related stories, some sad, some inspiring, some triumphant. The story of 2-year-old Beckett, however, was one that moved us more than any other.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-103463 lazyautosizes ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195510\/Abk.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 652px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195510\/Abk.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195510\/Abk-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195510\/Abk-768x403.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1201\" height=\"630\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195510\/Abk.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195510\/Abk.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195510\/Abk-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195510\/Abk-768x403.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"1201\" data-eio-rheight=\"630\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit \/ Beckett Strong \u2013 Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You may remember the little boy in the harrowing picture above.<\/p>\n<p>Beckett\u2019s mother, Kaitlin Burge,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/family\/ggirl-5-takes-care-of-little-brother-with-leukaemia-in-heartbreaking-photo\/\">posted an imagie to her social media in 2019<\/a>\u00a0wherein her son, Beckett, then two, was seen while being comforted by his elder sister during chemotherapy treatment.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, Beckett was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia on\u00a0April\u00a025, 2018 and began treatment immediately.<\/p>\n<p>His then-four-year-old sister, Aubrey, had to watch as her baby brother struggled to summon the strength to even walk, let alone play.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1445848773331062785&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com%2Ffamily%2Flittle-boy-whose-photo-went-viral-while-he-battled-cancer-gets-all-clear-and-is-back-in-school%2F&amp;sessionId=574c0317972ea3453a3a98080fb515afc5d56b3a&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1445848773331062785\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brightside.me\/wonder-people\/the-little-boy-whose-photo-went-viral-while-battling-cancer-is-all-clean-now-and-back-in-school-804657\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">According to Bright Side<\/a>, Kaitlin told how Beckett spent 35 days in hospital being treated for cancer, during which time Aubrey wasn\u2019t able to see him. She knew he was very sick, and that doctors were helping him, but it was all a bit much for her to wrap her head around.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, Beckett\u2019s treatment worked and the young boy is now cancer-free.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u00a0watched my\u00a0only son go\u00a0through so\u00a0much and still smile. I\u00a0watched my\u00a0sweet Aubrey push through a\u00a0difficult time in\u00a0her life and become so\u00a0independent,\u201d Kaitlin explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe saw her best friend\/brother in\u00a0a\u00a0state no\u00a0sibling should ever have to\u00a0experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-103464 lazyautosizes lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195509\/Abhh.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 652px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195509\/Abhh.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195509\/Abhh-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195509\/Abhh-768x403.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1201\" height=\"630\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195509\/Abhh.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195509\/Abhh.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195509\/Abhh-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195509\/Abhh-768x403.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"1201\" data-eio-rheight=\"630\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit \/ Facebook \u2013 Kaitlin Burge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After two years of determined struggle and fight, Beckett has beaten his cancer and is currently attending school.<\/p>\n<p>Kaitlin said: \u201cHe\u00a0is\u00a0feeling great, he\u00a0is\u00a0done with treatment, and is\u00a0back to\u00a0school, currently in\u00a0the first grade.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The now-six-year-old Beckett and his inspirational elder sister have a bond forged by a truly unimaginable battle, and we\u2019re sure she\u2019s delighted that he has a clean bill of health!<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-tough-times-don-t-last\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tough times don\u2019t last<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s inspiring stories like Beckett\u2019s that can really put everyday struggles into perspective for the rest of us.<\/p>\n<p>Though it can be difficult to keep in mind, it always helps to remember that tough times are, like good times, temporary \u2013 there is an end, even if you can\u2019t see it, and most often better things are waiting just around the corner.<\/p>\n<p>We can\u2019t express enough how happy we are that Beckett was able to come through his battle with cancer and emerge healthy on the other side. Cancer truly is a horrible illness; the sooner we rid our world of it altogether, the better!<\/p>\n<p><strong>We\u2019re sure you agree that cancer has no place in this world, let alone where innocent children are concerned.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please, share this article on Facebook if you want to wish Beckett and his family well. Meanwhile, leave a comment in the box if you want to send thoughts and prayers to all those suffering with this terrible sickness.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cancer, sadly, is something a great many of us will have to contend with at&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"views":48,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10676"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10676\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}