It had only been 3 months since Harry Hudson had released his debut album, until his life suddenly flipped upside down. Doctors had found a tumor the size of a grapefruit in his chest – and the official diagnosis was that he had Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.
“It went from the best day to the worst day of my life,” says Hudson. “Everything you’ve worked for, everything you’ve dreamed of is about to come true, and then something unexpected hits you, and you have no idea what’s going on.”
But instead of withdrawing from social media and letting the illness bring him down, Harry did something remarkable: he used his Twitter to spread a message of hope and positivity.
“I had never been to the ER before, never had an IV in my life,” he says. “Then, the doctor comes into my room and says to me, ‘I hate to break it to you, but you have cancer.'”
This was to be the start of a journey which would test him to the limit.
Confident and hopeful, Harry was determined not to let his illness bring him down.
After breaking the news to his followers, he made sure to update them with pictures of his journey.
He showed the world what it was like to have cancer at such a young age.
This is just one of the many pictures of Harry smiling and keeping positive despite being faced with great difficulties.
His message was simple: stay strong, and be thankful for what you have.
1 month before the end of chemo…
Victorious.
Hudson says his experienced has changed everything about the way he looks at life.
“At first, I was like, I can make a catchy song, I can sell this song, make a lot of money,” he says. “Now I’m like, I don’t really want anything.” In other words, Hudson says, he’s a singer who has finally found his voice.
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