DENVER ( KDVR ) — After being diagnosed with cancer twice, this Christmas, a 12-year-old boy dealing with the lingering side effects of the disease will get a little help from a stranger.
Last December, FOX31 first introduced you to Amner .
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At age nine, Amner went into remission from brain cancer, but the cancer came back. His mom, Judith Baires, said that after a rough radiation, he was in an Arizona hospital for a whole month.
“He had a really, really rough fight with this relapse. It was a really hard chemo that he stayed in the hospital for a whole month each chemo. He had three chemos,” said Baires.
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Amner Santos beat brain cancer at 9 years old, but now at the age of 11, he relapsed and is fighting for his life for a second time.. (Judith Baires)
Amner is once again in remission. He was recovering, but around July, his parents started noticing that he was having trouble walking. It turns out he has necrosis — a side effect of the treatments.