Picture shows 5-year-old sister comforting younger brother with leukemia while sick

by LAURA TAYLOR | WSET Staff

Tue, September 10, 2019 at 3:14 PM

Updated Wed, September 11, 2019 at 11:35 AM

Beckett has an aggressive form of Leukemia and all through his sickness, his sister stands next to him to comfort and support him. (Photo given to WSET courtesy of Beckett Strong Facebook page)

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FRISCO, Tx. (WSET) -- A picture of a 5-year-old sister comforting and supporting her 4-year-old brother with leukemia struggling with the side effects of chemotherapy shows the heartbreaking effects of childhood cancer on the patient's family.

The Beckett Strong Facebook page posted the picture on September 3 of two siblings, 15 months apart, standing over a toilet as 4-year-old Beckett is sick from his chemotherapy treatments.

On April 25, 2018, Beckett was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, the Gold Hope Project shared on their blog.

The sister watched her brother go from an ambulance to the ICU. She watched a dozen doctors throw a mask over her brother's face, poke and prod him with needles, pump a dozen medicines through his body all while her 4-year-old brother lay there helplessly.

The young girl wasn't sure what was happening but she knew that something was wrong with her little brother and her best friend.

After Beckett was released from the hospital, his sister watched him struggle to walk and play.

Beckett was no longer lively, energetic and outgoing. He was quiet, sick and very sleepy who never wanted to play.

His sister didn't understand how he was able to walk before this but now she sees that he can't stand without help. All of the different therapies Beckett had to go to to get his strength back was confusing to his sister.

She didn't see it as a therapy, she saw it as something that he got to do that she didn't.

Beckett vomits between play sessions. He wakes up just to throw up. All the while, Beckett's sister never leaves his side.

As Beckett goes from 30 pounds to 20 pounds, she stands next to him, comforts him and supports him.

The Beckett Strong Facebook page shares that the picture they posted is childhood cancer.

Vomiting between play sessions. Waking up to throw up. Standing by her brothers side and rubbing his back while he gets sick. Going from 30 lbs to 20 lbs. This is childhood cancer. Take it or leave it.

Beckett will continue cancer treatments for the next three years and will be undergoing phases where he requires extensive hospital stays and will be admitted for fever and illness.

The family has set up a PayPal page for donations. If you would like to donate for the care of Beckett, visit their PayPal page.