Six-Year-Old Kid Finishes Chemo and Gets a Standing Ovation at School
There’s a six-year-old kid near Cleveland named John Oliver Zippay. But he goes by the nickname “J.O. He was diagnosed with leukemia at age three, but two days after Christmas, he went through his final chemo treatment. On his first day back at school last week, he got a standing ovation. All the kids and teachers lined the hallway and cheered for him as he walked in.
Check out the touching video below.
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