A South Carolina boy battling a rare form of brain cancer has died.
shared Jonah’s story earlier this month. He was a year-and-a-half old when his cancer battle started.
The family said the form of cancer Jonah was battling was so rare that not much was known about it. They said doctors told them that it is a form of cancer that grows fast, which made it extremely difficult to treat. It also caused vision and hearing loss. “It’s an HGNET with a BCOR mutation and was discovered in May 2016 and he was diagnosed in October,” said Shane Burton, Jonah’s father.
Doctors reportedly told the family in October that Jonah wasn’t expected to make it to his eighth birthday, which was on Dec. 21. also covered a special birthday celebration for Jonah where members of the community and first responders honored him and his family, swearing him in as an honorary firefighter.for his fight and was named an honorary junior police officer.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
12 displaced in Christmas Eve fire in South Austin neighborhood: CFDA fire on Leamington and Ferdinand in Chicago's South Austin neighborhood left 12 people displaced on Christmas Eve morning, according to CFD.
Read more »
A Cannoli Tradition Continues at South Philly Bakery on Christmas EveA family tradition lived on Christmas Eve morning in South Philadelphia, despite temperatures in the single digits and wind chills below zero. family-owned bakery, welcomed customers at their 8th Street location.
Read more »
Christmas Eve hit-and-run: Community activist killed in front of her kids in South LATrina Newman-Townsend was killed by a hit-and-run driver shortly after she was giving out gifts at a toy donation event in South Los Angeles on Christmas Eve.
Read more »
A moon Christmas story: Apollo 8 astronauts shared Christmas Eve message while orbiting the moonIt was the night before Christmas in 1968 when the Apollo 8 astronauts beamed back a message for 'the good Earth' while circling the moon.
Read more »
Chicago-area ComEd customers warned rolling power outages are possible Christmas Eve, Christmas DayComEd said that if rolling power outages are needed, the first customers impacted would have about 15 minutes notice. The next power outage areas would be given 1 to 2 hours notice. Customers could be without power for 2 hours.
Read more »