Heart-rending video of a one-year-old girl gleefully ringing a bell to celebrate the end of her cancer battle captures the hearts of MILLIONS
- Chance Moore, 28, from Hilliard, Ohio, took to TikTok this week to share a video of his daughter Eliza ringing the bell at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
- In the clip, his wife Kate Hudson is holding their baby girl on her hip as she happily shakes the rope to ring the bell at the hospital where she was treated
- Eliza was diagnosed with cancer in June 2019 when she was just 10 months old
- The little girl needed to have one of her kidneys removed, and in July she was diagnosed with malignant rhabdoid tumor (MRT), a rare and aggressive tumor
- After doctors found an additional tumor in her brain, Eliza underwent surgery to have the tumor removed before starting chemotherapy at the end of July
A one-year-old girl has celebrated the end of her cancer battle by ringing a bell at the hospital where she was treated.
Chance Moore, 28, from Hilliard, Ohio, took to TikTok this week to share a video of the heartwarming moment his daughter Eliza was given a round of applause when she rang the bell at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus.
In the clip, his wife Kate Hudson is holding their baby girl on her hip as he points to the bell and shows her how to ring it in front of the crowd.
Amazing moment: One-year-old Eliza Moore rang the bell at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, this week in celebration of her beating cancer
Unforgettable day: Eliza’s father Chance took to TikTok this week to share a video of the heartwarming moment
Eliza gleefully shakes the rope to ring the bell, and everyone around her claps their hands. The moment is so special that she can’t resist leaning over and ringing it a second time.
‘When you kick Cancer’s Butt so hard that you have to ring the bell more than once!!’ the proud dad captioned the clip, which has been viewed more than 5.7 million times.
It’s been a long road for Eliza, who was diagnosed with cancer in June 2019 when she was just 10 months old.
According to the family’s Go Fund Me page, she needed to have one of her kidneys removed the day after her diagnosis due to complications caused by her tumor.
Too cute: In the clip, his wife Kate Hudson is holding their baby girl on her hip as shows her how to shake the rope to ring the bell at the hospital where she was treated
So happy: Both parents lean in and give Eliza a big kiss after she rings the bell
Another go: The moment is so special that Eliza can’t resist leaning over and gleefully ringing the bell for a second time
In July, she was diagnosed with malignant rhabdoid tumor (MRT), a rare and aggressive tumor that occurs in infancy or childhood.
A few weeks later, doctors found an additional tumor in her brain, and she was diagnosed with atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (ATRT), a rare and fast-growing cancerous tumor of the brain and spinal cord, according to St. Jude’s Research Hospital.
Eliza underwent brain surgery to have the tumor and affected brain tissue removed before starting aggressive chemotherapy at the end of July.
Chance and Kate have been documenting her journey on Instagram and TikTok, including her surgeries and chemotherapy.
Difficult journey: Eliza was diagnosed with cancer in June 2019. The next month, she was diagnosed with malignant rhabdoid tumor (MRT), a rare and aggressive tumor
Painful: After doctors found an additional tumor, Eliza was diagnosed with atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (ATRT), a rare and fast-growing cancerous tumor of the brain and spinal cord
Fighter: Eliza underwent brain surgery to have the tumor and affected brain tissue removed before starting aggressive chemotherapy at the end of July
Over the past eight months, Eliza has captured the hearts of millions, and thousands of people congratulated her on social media when her parents shared footage of her ringing the bell this week.
‘Oh my gosh. I am so happy for you guys congratulations!!’ one Instagram user commented. ‘Eliza u are a warrior baby!!! I have followed your journey on Tik Tok for awhile now and I’m so beyond happy to see her ring that Bell.’
‘I knew she could do it!!! I’m so proud of her. I’m glad you guys got through it,’ another added.
‘So happy for you guys, can’t wait to watch her grow up. Cried happy tears today,’ someone else wrote.