14-Year-Old Surrounded by Love Celebrates Beating Cancer
A 14-year-old boy beat a rare bone cancer after seven months of treatment, receiving cheers from staff, family, and friends who lined a hallway at Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital in June.
The Cleveland Clinic released this video showing middle schooler Evan Lallo being high-fived and hugged as he celebrated receiving his last chemo treatment and rang the “Bravery Bell.”
Lallo was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma, “a group of rare cancerous tumors” in a person’s bones or soft tissues, in November 2024, according to the clinic.
In the summer of 2024, he started to have pain in his right shoulder and, because he was active in sports, his first diagnosis was “rotator cuff tendinitis.” However, the pain and function of his arm worsened, and an MRI ultimately showed a mass on his neck. Further testing would reveal Ewing sarcoma, the clinic wrote in a press release.
Lallo began treatment the day after his diagnosis, which included multiple rounds of chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
“By June 2025, his scans showed no signs of cancer remaining. Evan celebrated his last day of chemo and days later rang the Bravery Bell, surrounded by his care team, friends and family,” the clinic wrote.
“I was surprised by how many people were there to support me that day. It meant a lot seeing everyone who cared for me along the way,” Lallo told the clinic. “I stayed focused on what needed to be done so I could get back to doing the things I love. ‘Just keep going,’ is my message to others.”