Photo of brother and sister (photo of brother and sister by the toilet)

Nowadays, everyone is talking about cancer. Cancer may have a devastating effect not only on individuals, but also on the whole family, whether physically, mentally or economically.

Recently, Kaitlin Burge, a mother in Texas, USA, posted a photo on Facebook, which made netizens feel extremely sad.

In the photo, Kaitlin's 4-year-old son Becket held his hands feebly on the edge of the toilet, as if he was ready to vomit at any time, and his body was so thin that his ribs were clearly visible.

Standing by was her 5-year-old daughter Aubrey, who gently swept her brother's back, comforted him and accompanied him.

When Kaitlin saw this scene, his nose suddenly soured and complicated emotions welled up. She recorded the moment with her mobile phone.

Recalling that moment, Kaitlin has endless feelings in his heart:

"When I saw that they could rely on each other, I felt very gratified, but at the same time I was very sad.

They have a good relationship and are very close. My sister is always taking care of my brother. "

As she spoke, Kaitlin's eyes began to get wet, because she felt that "four-or five-year-old children like them should play outside with their friends carefree."

In fact, Aubrey and Beckett are not always like this. They used to play together, roll on the grass outside, jump on the trampoline and play hide-and-seek together.

Happy families often go out to play together.

But one day in April of 20 18, a phone call from the day care teacher made all this happiness disillusioned.

Beckett, then 2 years old, had a high fever and was taken to the pediatric center. At that time, the doctor diagnosed his ear infection and prescribed antibiotics for him to take at home.

But the next day, Beckett not only had a high fever, but also his temperature soared to 40 degrees. He was immediately taken to Plenot Children's Health Center.

There, he was diagnosed with leukemia, namely hematologic cancer.

Within a few days, Beckett was transferred from his warm home to the ICU ward of the hospital, when he was still suffering from acute respiratory failure and left lung pneumonia.

So far, he has received chemotherapy for many times. After every chemotherapy, he can't eat, and even has severe vomiting every time.

Because of chemotherapy, he not only lost all his hair, but also seriously affected his development. The atrophy of his calf prevented him from walking normally as before, so he had to learn to walk again.

He can't go out to play until the sun goes down, because chemotherapy has made him very sensitive to the sun.

Because of his son's cancer treatment, Kaitlin and her husband often take time off to accompany their children to the hospital, once every two or three days. Because there was no time to clean up, the house became a mess.

Sometimes, because her husband has to go to work, Kaitlin has to go to the hospital to take care of her son. She can only send Aubrey, her eldest daughter, to her parents' house, and Chandler, her youngest daughter, to her uncle's house to take care of her.

In the meantime, the whole family had to live apart.

Moreover, Beckett's mood often becomes unstable because of the side effects of drugs, and he will cry when something goes wrong.

And every time this happens, Aubrey always stays with his brother, hugs him and gently comforts him, saying, "Brother, it's okay, everything will be fine."

Kaitlin will be very grateful to her daughter for being so sensible.

"At that time, my daughter was only 4 years old. She witnessed her brother being taken to the hospital by ambulance.

After entering the ICU ward, I saw more than a dozen doctors around my brother, saw his arm full of needles, and gave him more than a dozen drugs that we couldn't name. "

Although Aubrey doesn't know what cancer is, she certainly doesn't like cancer. Because of cancer, my lively and outgoing brother has become a quiet, dozing and listless little boy.

They can no longer go to their favorite trampoline park, nor can they play hide-and-seek outdoors together.

Moreover, Aubrey has been worried about his brother since he learned that he was ill, hoping to stay with him, take care of him and comfort him.

Aubrey likes gymnastics very much. Before her brother was admitted to hospital, she always went to gymnastics class. But later, because of the economic burden, it had to stop. Because my brother needs money more.

Even if he gave up his favorite thing, Aubrey never complained or lost his temper.

On the contrary, she is willing to stay at home and take care of her brother. Every time he vomits, she takes the initiative to wipe the toilet with a rag. Then help my brother back to the living room sofa to rest.

Aubrey, who is attending preschool, has to go to school because school is about to start, but her worry about her brother has not diminished.

She will often look back at the photos in her mother's mobile phone and ask her brother what medicine he took today and what he did in the hospital today.

Kaitlin was distressed to see her daughter mature, not her age.

She said: "Before, she would do gymnastics, or run around with other children, play on the playground and swim in the swimming pool. But now she chooses to stay at home and take care of her brother. "

Although her parents encouraged Aubrey to go out and play with friends, she would rather stay with her younger brother, because even if she lost all her friends, they would always be good friends with each other as long as her younger brother was around.

But Kaitlin is also sad to think about this, because in Beckett's current situation, she doesn't know how long the brother and sister can be together. ...

But as long as there is a glimmer of hope, the whole family will stick to it and pray for Beckett.

Since her son was diagnosed with cancer, Kaitlin has set up a Facebook page called Becket Strong.

Above, she shared the story of her son's brave fight against cancer, so that more people can know the challenges and difficulties faced by children with cancer and their families, but at the same time, she hoped to bring some hope and positive energy to other families of children with cancer.

After reading the pictures and their stories, netizens burst into tears.

"This is going to cry me to death! Life is so cruel sometimes, but this is a very touching story. There is no purer love than them. "

"What can I say? I cried after reading this article. What a loving family. With the support of his family and medicine, he will definitely recover. Bless him. "

"This photo, as if to put a knife in my chest. I can't imagine how much his family has suffered. Come on, strong little boy, you still have a bright future waiting for you. "

Some netizens also shared his story. "Thank you for sharing all this with us. Childhood cancer has a great impact on family members. We have been there. In 2002, my five-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia. Fortunately, my son is fine now and has become a professional nurse. Our family has also experienced three years of great changes. "

I hope Beckett and Aubrey can always be together, just like Aubrey comforted his brother: "It's okay, everything will be fine."