Chadwick Boseman Visited Children With Cancer In 2018 After He Was Diagnosed With Colon Cancer In 2016 | Image Credit: Twitter
As fans expressed their mourning for the actor’s death, some recalled the moment two years ago when Boseman and visited children with cancer at St Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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The world was shocked to learn of the death of actor Chadwick Boseman, who passed away on Friday after battling colon cancer for four years. Fans were surprised to find that the actor, who became popular for playing black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding fame as the real Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, had kept them and the media. In the dark for so long .
As fans expressed their mourning for the actor’s death, some recalled the moment two years ago when Boseman and visited children with cancer at St Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Boseman had even uploaded photos of the visit to Twitter. “I had a birthday celebration with a beautiful little princess, Mady. He let me throw the confetti twice. I think I had as much fun as he did,” Boseman wrote.
Fans found her photos from 2018 and shared them with emotional messages. Sharing the images, one of his fans wrote: “Then I knew I had cancer. I fought like these kids, and time was made for them,” he wrote.
This was only two years ago, he knew he had cancer at the time, he was fighting like these kids and he made time for them. He made time to make them smile. Only two years … The world lost a king and a hero today. But we will not forget it, neither we nor those children. pic.twitter.com/s27dS2YODC
– I’m Zachary Whitten, an idiot (@ZacharyWhitten) August 29, 2020
Boseman had not spoken publicly about his diagnosis. However, in April this year, fans expressed concern when images of his dramatic weight loss appeared on the internet. He did a live Instagram where his slimmer body caught the eye.
In a statement after his death, Boseman’s family said the actor had been receiving chemotherapy for colon cancer since 2016.
The news has been shocking and her fans have a hard time dealing with it. One Twitter user wrote: “RIP Chadwick Boseman. To think that for 4 years you knew you had cancer and kept leaving your legacy. We will never forget it. The countless times you had to do” Wakanda Forever “… mannn this hurts.”
By the way, Boseman died one day Major League Baseball was celebrating Jackie Robinson’s day.
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