Through recent events which led me to become more aware of the lack of funding and attention for childhood cancer, I decided to write an article to bring light to a cause that has affected millions. After writing my most recent article on ending childhood cancer, which was about raising awareness to the deadly disease that many children have to go through, as well as how to help raise money to go toward funding a cure, I found a video that was truly inspiring. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, which allows for some of the least funded cancer patients to use their voices to gain funds for better medicine and, hopefully, a cure. While staying in a hospital, many children find different forms of entertainment as well as new "adventures" to brighten their day because, no matter the age, living in a hospital is not fun. So when Rachel Platten's song, "Fight Song," came out, people around the world fell in love with the lyrics and made it their anthem to get through tough situations. And it's not surprising that many children in hospitals, fighting for their lives, came to use it as their battle cry.
"Fight Song" has become a regular tune among childhood cancer patients. I for one know of one cancer patient that identified well with it. She used it as inspiration to finish what she started and keep going in life. No matter the trials she will face in the future, she has, and will always have, beaten cancer. There are many others who are like the girl I know, so it's no wonder that a video was released at the beginning of September of Rachel Platten singing with 7-year-old Jeremiah Saucer, who has been diagnosed with stage-four atypical rhabdoid teratoid, a rare cancer that deals with an aggressive tumor that occurs in the brain and spinal cord. Saucer is seen in the video singing the duet with Platten, and in my opinion, it is one of the most precious moments I have ever seen. At the end of the video Saucer is seen asking Platten for her autograph.
Watching this reminds me that it's kids like this that bring a smile to my face, and I hope the video makes you smile as well. Children are such a blessing, and many have gone through so much that most adults have yet to go through. One thing that captured my attention throughout the video was the seriousness that surrounds Jeremiah's life and personality from having to deal with such a somber disease, as well as the brave smile and joy that just radiates from him. A child so young should not have to endure all that he has, but no matter the reason or struggles that face him, the smile he has on his face at the end is what it's all about.
Just like before, I challenge you to help raise funds for children like Jeremiah, who are fighting for their lives every day. We can make a difference in their future and hopefully, one day, end childhood cancer once and for all.
