This 8-Year-Old Cancer Survivor Wrote A Book About Battling His Villainous Lymphoma

The boy, who lives in Singapore, was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, a form of cancer that attacks the body's immune system.

His mother told Mothership in an exclusive interview that they discovered that Andrzej was sick after he experienced a few weeks of coughing at night.

One night, however, the boy's face turned purple and he collapsed.

The woman explained that if not for a doctor at the National University Hospital’s accident and emergency department, "he would have been dead that night".

However, thanks to chemotherapy, the young boy was declared cancer-free last September.

In April 2019, he successfully completed his final treatment.

His mother came across an advertisement for a young author programme by Artistic Strategies Academy (ASA) and encouraged him to write about his journey.

She told Mothership that Andrzej took just two days to write 'The Villain In Me' in May.

"The story features the warriors that have helped him in the hospital as well as the love and care of his family members who stood by him as he emerged triumphant in the battle," read he book's description on ASA's website.

"It was a long and tedious fight. Sometimes, I felt sick and tired but I never gave up because I did not want to disappoint my family members," Andrzej wrote, as shown in an excerpt. 

'The Villain In Me' can be purchased from ASA for SGD18 (RM55) including local shipping.

Profits from the sale of his books will go to the Children’s Cancer Foundation.