Phoenix has cancer. His father, Brad (Brett) Thompson, He decided to celebrate his last day of his chemotherapy treatment with a surprise Exciting: it made a nurse give the girl a dress (it was supposed to be a gift from a volunteer) and when the little girl was wearing it He appeared in the hospital room with a suit to dance with his daughter.
The mother recorded a video of the moment when the two-year-old girl gets out of bed to run into her arms and dance with him and He shared it on Facebook. The surprise has captivated little Phee (as they call her affectionately at home) and millions of users of the social network.
Father's love
“These little moments make these times not so difficult. A nurse entered and was a volunteer who brought those dresses and I selected one for Pheonix. I believed it TOTALLY, but really Brett had brought them. Brett thanks for being just what our children need. Did I mention that she really loves her dad? ”
wrote Christina Thompson, Phee's mom on her Facebook account, along with the video.
Childhood cancer, a very hard test for everyone
To phoenix she was diagnosed with myeloid leukemia Acute on August 2 and only two days later, she underwent very aggressive chemotherapy at the Aflac Children's Hospital for Cancer and Blood Disorders in Atlanta (Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center of Children's Healthcare).
You will need another four sessions over the next four months to complete the treatment. This is explained by the family on the GoFundme page 'Fighting for Phoenix' that they have created to meet the costs of treatment. As they comment there, after these sessions they do not know if they will continue with more chemotherapy or bone marrow transplantation.
Phee has four brothers. His father has decided to leave work to take care of them while his wife is in the hospital with the little girl, whom he goes to visit daily.
The American Cancer Society explains that "Most cases of this type of cancer are caused by cells that would become" white blood cells (but not lymphocytes) ". It starts in the bone marrow (the soft inner part of the bones, where new blood cells are produced), but in most cases it quickly passes into the blood. You can find more information about this type of childhood leukemia (Childhood leukemia: a new study suggests that it could be prevented in the future) at the Josep Carreras Foundation.
Photos | Cristina Thopmson's Facebook
