77-yr-old cancer patient skates on ice in viral video. Never too late to learn, says Internet
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A patient of stage 4 prostate cancer, the elderly man refuses to give in to his sickness and continues twirling and skating perfectly in the viral video.
A wholesome video of an elderly man skating happily on an ice rink has won the hearts of netizens. The video, shared on Twitter by Own Trail CEO Rebekah Bastian, shows her 77-year-old dad doing a skating performance. The heartwarming story behind the video may leave you misty-eyed too. My father is 77 years old and has stage 4 prostate cancer. He decided to learn how to ice skate a few years ago, and just did this performance with his teacher.For anyone that thinks it’s too late to try something new pic.twitter.com/0SZ3FmbNGE Just told my dad he went viral.His response: “Oh, how nice. I always wanted to be a famous athlete!” Omg! Most beautiful thing ever!!! Wow, the tears! My Dad has stage 4 cancer and his new hobby is standing next to signs and doing the opposite of what they say just silly things like “keep off the grass” signs. Not exactly awe inspiring but it’s bringing him joy! Full on sobbing. How absolutely beautiful. Your father must also be the best kind of person. He's inspiring! pic.twitter.com/CTh0b13FMO I"m not crying, you're crying. pic.twitter.com/5i6FrrDaot What a wonderful thing to share with us all . As my dear old ma used to say "where there's life there's hope." Your dad's performance was a beautiful one, and so joyfully inspiring Omg I got such a warm fuzzy feeling watching that video His performance was brilliant Tell your dad that I am in awe of him pic.twitter.com/KOjUL0hdAJ
The clip starts with Rebekah’s father doing a performance with his ice-skating teacher. A patient of stage 4 prostate cancer, the man refuses to give in to his sickness and continues twirling and skating perfectly.
