September 22, 2016.
His video circulates in a loop on social networks. Killian, a young 12-year-old Charentais, has decided to share his daily life on YouTube. An unusual daily life, since he is suffering from muscle cancer.
12-year-old Killian’s cancer followed by hundreds of thousands of Internet users
He moved hundreds of thousands of people in just a few days. In a video posted on YouTube, Killian, 12, opens up about disease he’s been battling for five months now: muscle cancer. This form of cancer is extremely rare in France, since only 70 people are affected today.
A few months ago, this young Charentais was already known to the video distribution platform on which he shared, with other Internet users, his passion for video games. His illness changed his life, but did not change his habits. If he no longer talks about his hobbies, he testifies about his daily life since his diagnosis was established.
Muscle cancer particularly affects children
This story has been widely shared on social media and the internet community has come together to offer support for this boy. A virtual prize pool has been opened and € 4,500 has already been collected. They should be used to provide Killian with the necessary equipment so that he can shoot and broadcast even more videos throughout his illness. ” It is thanks to YouTube that I win the smile. Thank you to all the people who support me. You must never give up “, Thanked the teenager, facing all the expressions of sympathy received. ” Every time someone subscribes or likes my videos, I feel a lot less alone », He added.
Killian has muscle cancer. This type of cancer, which is characterized by the appearance of tumors on the muscles, particularly affects children between two and five years old, and adolescents, until the end of their growth.
