Ian, who received an osteosarcoma diagnosis in 2019, has now been informed “that there is nothing else he can do.”
Ian told his younger brother Peter that his days were numbered, then the child started sobbing in his arms. Ian put on a brave front, comforted his sibling, and apologised for being unable to defeat the illness.
This tender moment was captured in a tragic photo.
A man from Oregon named Benjamin Elliott, whose relationship to brothers Ian and Peter is unknown, posted the heartbreaking photo of the tender moment between the two brothers to Facebook. The photo quickly went viral and moved many users to tears.
It showed Ian hugging Peter, his younger brother, “as tight as ever” as Peter sobbed on Ian’s chest and Ian kissed Peter on the forehead.
Benjamin stated in the caption, “Without speaking, this shot delivers a stronger message than words ever would.
“This past week, Ian and his family discovered they had no other options.
“He will soon succumb to the same cancer that had destroyed his body in the past but that he had defied.”
Benjamin claimed that Ian started sobbing when he realised he would soon pass away, but not out of fear.
He added, “In fact, he was fine with it.” “I only want to do one good thing in the world before I leave you all,” Ian remarked in his own words, which is why he cried.
Ian “took the decision to tell his friends and his little brother that his cancer would inevitably kill him,” the Facebook user said, “instead of letting his parents relay the news.”
