“Jaxson, no!”, cries Mason as soon as he sees the screen.
His cousin Jaxson has just shaved his head in front of the camera and shows it to him on FaceTime just when he needs it most. Mason is battling cancer and knows the treatment will make him lose his hair. Jaxson, the son of Rodney Myson, didn’t want his cousin to go through that alone.
“I don’t believe you!”, Mason says through tears. “Yes, I did”, Jaxson replies, laughing with tears in his eyes. There was no speech or grand announcement, just a boy who decided to look like his cousin so that losing his hair wouldn’t hurt as much.
Millions of people watched the video and were left thinking about that simple loyalty between cousins. Someone wrote that they hope that in 20 years, the two of them will remember it together, all grown up and laughing about that moment. For now, all that remains is to stand by Mason in his fight and hope that hug from a distance soon becomes a real one.