Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson sent a special message to a terminally ill super-fan suffering from cancer as part of the fan’s bucket list.
Nineteen year-old Chris Betancourt’s hardships began when he was in 5th grade after moving from North Carolina to California with his mother, father and sister. Even though he was nervous as any child would be after a big move, he made life-long friends with Dillon and Vincent, who shared a similar interest in video games. On Memorial Day 2009, Chris was rushed to the hospital after passing out at the beach and was diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia. After months of treatment Chris eventually entered remission.
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In 2017, Chris received devastating news – his cancer had returned as a new, mutated string that is resilient ...
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