Chinese boy, 10, fights leukaemia, calls medicines ‘dessert’ before dying from disease
Optimistic youngster who always thought of others despite his pain described as an ‘angel’, is buried on mountain overlooking family home
A 10-year-old Chinese boy has died after a lengthy and brave battle with leukaemia, breaking millions of hearts online.
The boy, known by his nickname Haohao, from southwestern China’s Guizhou province, died in Beijing on January 27, his parents announced on his social media account with 600,000 followers.
The video received 780,000 likes and 410,000 comments. Many mourned the death of the strong-minded boy.
Haohao was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia at the age of four after his parents discovered frequent bruises on his limbs.
Since then, he had gone through 17 chemotherapies, 15 radiotherapies and two bone marrow transplants.