'Words can't describe how proud we are': Selfless teen dies after raising over £60k for boy, 6, with cancer
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA terminally ill teenager who raised over £60,000 for a six-year-old cancer sufferer who he never met has passed away at the age of 19.
Rhys Langford was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in 2020, a cancer starting in the bones that later spread to other areas of his body.
When Rhys, who worked as a labourer for a water supplier before falling ill, read the story of fellow cancer-sufferer Jacob Jones, he felt implied to do something to help. READ MORE: 'Real fear' on the streets of Greater Manchester's 'carjacking capital' Six-year-old Jacob had gone through gruelling treatment to rid him of a rare cancer called neuroblastoma but doctors believe it has returned.
Rhys, who hailed from the same town in South Wales as little Jacob, immediately donated £1,000 - his life savings - to help pay for his treatment.
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