Watch This 6-Year-Old Cancer Patient Light Up the Hospital With a Dance Party
Braylon Beam, from Denver, North Carolina, is receiving chemotherapy for a brain tumor on his optic nerve, according to his YouCaring page. However, the 6-year-old isn’t one to let anything get him down.
Braylon and his dad came up with the idea for a Friday dance party after Braylon’s weekly treatment to help keep his spirits up, People.com reported. They practice their dance the night before and then perform it for family, friends, patients and hospital staff.
“Braylon’s dancing is wonderful, amazing, it fills us with joy.” Braylon’s oncologist, Dr. Jessica Hall, told the outlet. “This is what the treatment really is all about — surviving and maintaining their childhood joy throughout. That’s why we’re doing this.”
Check out Braylon’s sweet dance moves in the video below:
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Melissa McGlensey is the former News Editor at The Mighty. Her writing can also be seen in Ms. Magazine, on the Ms.Magazine blog and in The Huffington Post’s Good News, Comedy and Impact sections. Melissa is also a New York City comedian who does sketch, improv and stand up. She is passionate about social justice, politics, Thai food, literature, disability rights and more. She is currently in a long-distance relationship with her cat, Sneakers, who lives in California. You can follow her on twitter at @OhHeyMeliss.
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