Famous creator of children’s shows on YouTube Daniel Coleman, who goes online as Danny Go!, announced the devastating news. His 14-year-old son Isaac lost a long battle with cancer. The artist confirmed this in an emotional post on the Instagram social network, the website writes. “My sweet boy. There’s so much I want to say, but I don’t know how yet. I already miss you so much and the pain in my heart is more than I can handle.” wrote.
Young Isaac struggled with serious health problems practically all his life. He suffered from a rare genetic disorder known as Fanconi anemia, which limits the body’s ability to repair damaged DNA. According to the Australian organization Rare Awareness Rare Education, this disease leads to gradual failure of the bone marrow and significantly increases the risk of developing cancer.
At the end of December last year, doctors diagnosed Isaac with an aggressive type of cancer in the oral cavity. “To be honest, we always knew this day would come as it’s almost a certainty with Fanconi,” admitted the devastated dad. “But it hit us a little earlier than we hoped. Even if you’ve been preparing for it for years, it’s a huge shock to hear news like this about your own child.” he added.
In early January, Isaac underwent a difficult operation to remove the tumor. However, the procedure was much more extensive than the doctors originally expected, sincethe akin has spread deeper into the tissue. The boy had to pull out several teeth and remove a significant part of the oral cavity.
Subsequent examinations confirmed the third stage of cancer. Due to the complications associated with his primary genetic disorder, the possibilities of oncological treatment were very limited and the family at the end of April, she decided to switch to palliative care focused on pain relief.